Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne’s strongest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do better than most: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 0.6 points above the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car (C): 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median home sells for €1,444/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne 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-Denis-de-Cabanne 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.
Château de Gatellier (également sur commune de Charlieu) · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne’s story
Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1990First protected: Château de Gatellier (également sur commune de Charlieu)
Château de Gatellier (également sur commune de Charlieu): Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne costs less than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.17/m² a month
€1,444/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 97% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 36 homes were sold in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne. That is the middle of 36 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,075/m² for the median of compared towns in Loire.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne€1,444/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,467/m²
35
€7.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.47 to €9.39/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,260
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Charlieu-Belmont
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Bac results near Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne run high: 97.1% passed, above Loire’s towns and compared French towns
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 96% passed the bac pro, of 27 candidates. At the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne, 91.2% passed the brevet, about level with Loire’s towns (89.9%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 2.2 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 69% of compared French towns
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne’s deaths ran at 81 per 100 expected, near Loire’s towns (82) and lower than compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 97 residents of Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne died, against 119 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne is Centre hospitalier de Roanne, 11.3 mi away. 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.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
11.3 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
Fewer commuters in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
350 jobs are based in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne, for 500 working residents (0.7 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 7.8%. Half of residents lived on more than €24,390 a year per consumption unit, below both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne, 0.7 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 33% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults
47.2median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.1% of the population. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne are older than 47.2.
Saint-Denis-de-CabanneLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne keeps more of its old housing than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne is Château de Gatellier (également sur commune de Charlieu). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne is a commune of 1,246 people in the Communauté de communes Charlieu-Belmont. 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
Population
1,246 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Charlieu-Belmont
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3 sq mi (7.8 km²)
INSEE code
42215
Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne
Is Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne safe?
Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns. 96% of 96 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jérémie de la Rue in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne grades A for cost of living.
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.
