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1,885 residents make their home in this town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Health outcomes beat most towns (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,255/m² takes 6.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. The weak point is walkability: 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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-Christo-en-Jarez 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-Christo-en-Jarez 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-Christo-en-Jarez has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Christo-en-Jarez as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is maison des Chanoines, in Saint-Chamond, 4.3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Christo-en-Jarez.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 72 residents of Saint-Christo-en-Jarez died, against 118 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 39% fewer. Average lifespans in Loire: 85.6 years for women, 80.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The town has one family doctor.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,970 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. 21% are under 15, above Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 32% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Christo-en-Jarez | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,255/m²: 44 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Christo-en-Jarez between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 95% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,255/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Christo-en-Jarez. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Christo-en-Jarez is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Christo-en-Jarez as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Christo-en-Jarez | 1,885 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Sorbiers | 8,116 | 3.4 | B+ | C− | B | A− |
| L'Horme | 4,806 | 4.5 | C | C+ | C− | B |
| La Talaudière | 7,133 | 4.6 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| La Grand-Croix | 4,947 | 4.7 | C+ | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Saint-Chamond | 35,646 | 4.8 | C | B− | C | C+ |
| Genilac | 3,839 | 5 | B | C | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Christo-en-Jarez has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,255/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Christo-en-Jarez grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Christo-en-Jarez is a commune of 1,885 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
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.