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Some 1,821 people live in this town, in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The local economy does well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 3.9% unemployment. At the median price of €3,097/m², a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. Most journeys need a car: 49% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules 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.
Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2022.
Explore the history →Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules.
2.3% 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%). The unemployment rate comes to 3.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
99 deaths in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 128: 23% below. In Loire, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules is Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne, 4.5 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
59 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,097/m². The estimated advertised rent is €10.20/m² a month, near Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 97% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,067/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine GuichardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 161 | 89%−6 pts |
| Lycée François Mauriac - ForezNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 436 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Joseph Collard PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 185 | 98%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
19% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. 9.5% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Loire’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules yet.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules is a commune of 1,821 people in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. 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-Bonnet-les-Oules | 1,821 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Saint-Héand | 3,665 | 2.4 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Veauche | 8,975 | 2.5 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| La Fouillouse | 4,630 | 2.8 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon | 10,425 | 3.2 | B− | C | C | B |
| Saint-Galmier | 5,829 | 3.6 | A− | C+ | A | C− |
| L'Étrat | 2,879 | 4.4 | A− | C− | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns. 98% of 436 candidates passed the bac at Lycée François Mauriac - Forez in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,097/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules grades C for cost of living.
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.