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.
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
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
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
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
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.
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
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.