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A town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 625 people.

Is Saint-Haon-le-Châtel a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Haon-le-Châtel: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 10% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Haon-le-Châtel stand out

The one thing Saint-Haon-le-Châtel does most differently from other towns.

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maison du cadran solaire
maison du cadran solaire · Classé · Photo: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Haon-le-Châtel’s story

Saint-Haon-le-Châtel in pictures

Saint-Haon-le-Châtel has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2004.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Hôtel Pelletier (ancien)
  • 1983Most recently protected: maison du cadran solaire
  • 2004The protected historic area is created
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Nearby attractions

La Regalerie and 9 more in and around Saint-Haon-le-Châtel

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Haon-le-Châtel. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Haon-le-Châtel: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Saint-Haon-le-Châtel has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is maison du cadran solaire. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Since 2004, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
2004
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
31%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

More people in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel hold a degree than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 34%

Half the people of Saint-Haon-le-Châtel are older than 46.3. 25% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Loire’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population.

46.3median age
Saint-Haon-le-ChâtelLoire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel
Saint-Haon-le-ChâtelLoire medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+25%25%22%
No diploma12%20%19%
CAP or BEP27%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education34%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3%

Bus, tram or train carried 3.9% of working residents in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel to work at the census. The median disposable income was €26,480 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel, 0.6 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 1.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 7.5 mi away.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Haon-le-Châtel96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de la Côte RoannaiseNearest collègeCollègeCollège11396%+1 pt
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
1.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.31/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

19 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.14/m² a month.

€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Haon-le-Châtel€8.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loire median€10.17/m²
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €10.80/m² a month)
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Haon-le-Châtel

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Landmarks

Saint-Haon-le-Châtel has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Porte de ville avec ses vantaux et remparts de ville: Photo: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel Pelletier (ancien): Photo: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Haon-le-Châtel

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel yet.

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Saint-Haon-le-Châtel’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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RenaisonRiorgesMablyVillerestRoanneCommelle-VernayRenaisonRiorgesMablyVillerestRoanneCommelle-VernaySaint-Haon-le-Châtel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Haon-le-Châtel625—————
Renaison3,2311.2—A−—B+
Riorges11,1396.2A−B+B−B+
Mably7,2337.2B+A−C+B−
Villerest5,1727.3A+B+AA
Roanne35,4097.6B+ADB+
Commelle-Vernay3,0508.3A+A−A+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Haon-le-Châtel

Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Haon-le-Châtel is a commune of 625 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération. 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
625 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²)
INSEE code
42232

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 October 30, 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.