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912 people call this town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Saint-Alban-les-Eaux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Homes go for a median €1,481/m². People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Alban-les-Eaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Alban-les-Eaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Muraille de porphyre dite Château Brûlé, in Villerest, 4 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Alban-les-Eaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Alban-les-Eaux.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). At 51.6, the median resident of Saint-Alban-les-Eaux sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Alban-les-Eaux | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Alban-les-Eaux: 450, for 400 residents in work (1.1 each). At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,160 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la Côte RoannaiseNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 94% of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.14/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Alban-les-Eaux from July 2023 to June 2026: 33 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,481/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Alban-les-Eaux. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Alban-les-Eaux yet.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Alban-les-Eaux is a commune of 912 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alban-les-Eaux | 912 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Renaison | 3,231 | 2.9 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 4.8 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Riorges | 11,139 | 5.5 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Commelle-Vernay | 3,050 | 5.8 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Roanne | 35,409 | 6.5 | B+ | A | D | B+ |
| Le Coteau | 6,845 | 7.1 | A | A− | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.