A strong record with one exception. Crime is low (A): an average of 1.2 recorded violent incidents and 12.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The drawback is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #23 of 48 in Loire. Set against the rest, it does better than 77% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Galmier 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Galmier.
History
7 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
11% of homes date from before 1919. Since 2008, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Saint-Galmier has 12 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Loire’s towns (1.9) and compared French towns (2.5). Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.
7historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé2
Inscrit5
14th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
2008
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
For crime per resident, Saint-Galmier sits below 87% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 57 offenses in Saint-Galmier. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Galmier (2025).
1.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Burglary17
Theft from vehicles7
Family violence6
Fraud44
Drug use35
Theft without violence14
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
1.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
57
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 8.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Saint-Galmier has a higher adjusted death rate than 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Loire, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Galmier records 99 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Loire’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 715 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 933, 30% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Galmier is Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne, 8 mi away.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw130
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Saint-Galmier · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
A typical home in Saint-Galmier sells for €2,437/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,478/m² in Saint-Galmier, apartments for €2,345/m². The estimated advertised rent is €10.45/m² a month, close to Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales locally from July 2023 to June 2026: 144 houses and apartments.
€2,437/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Galmier€2,437/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,478/m²
100
Apartments
€2,345/m²
44
€10.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.88 to €13.86/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Saint-Etienne Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Saint-Galmier hold a degree than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 39%
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, close to Loire’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here. Typical age in Saint-Galmier: 47.7, the median.
47.7median age
Saint-GalmierLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Saint-Galmier is better off than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,100 a year per consumption unit
5.2% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 6.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,200
jobs based in Saint-Galmier, 0.8 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Galmier
Is Saint-Galmier safe?
It grades A for safety, #9 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Galmier good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #22 of 50 in Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Galmier expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Galmier grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Galmier
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Galmier is a commune of 5,829 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
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.
