Renaison has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. At the median price of €1,958/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Renaison with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Renaison are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Loire’s towns and compared French towns
31% of residents are 65 or over, above both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Renaison has a median age of 50.3.
50.3median age
RenaisonLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Renaison costs less than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.17/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,958/m², comes from 125 sales of houses and apartments in Renaison from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,958/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Renaison€1,958/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,933/m²
115
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.55/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Renaison is below 71% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
415 deaths in Renaison between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 452: 8% below. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Renaison come to 80 per 100 predicted. 2 GPs practise in the town. Also worth knowing: in Loire, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Renaison · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Medico Chirurgicale de Renaison
7.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Renaison: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Renaison; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Renaison has lower unemployment than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
8.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,370 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Renaison didn’t travel to work at all.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,200
jobs based in Renaison, 0.9 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Renaison
Is Renaison safe?
Renaison has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Renaison good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns and #6 of 50 in Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Renaison expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,958/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Renaison grades A− for cost of living.
About Renaison
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Renaison is a commune of 3,231 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
