Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 460 people, lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Georges-de-Baroille is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Georges-de-Baroille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Enceinte (ancienne), in Pommiers-en-Forez, 3.3 mi away.
28% 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-Georges-de-Baroille.
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.5%, below Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. Line up the people of Saint-Georges-de-Baroille by age and the one in the middle is 41.8.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Georges-de-Baroille | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Saint-Georges-de-Baroille number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker). At the census, 5.5% 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%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Saint-Georges-de-Baroille. A house rents for an estimated €7.33/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Georges-de-Baroille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Georges-de-Baroille yet.
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-Georges-de-Baroille | 460 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 3.8 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 8.9 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 9.1 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Commelle-Vernay | 3,050 | 11 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Panissières | 2,911 | 11 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 11 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Georges-de-Baroille is a commune of 460 people in the Communauté de communes des Vals d'Aix et Isable. 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) · 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.