School results are strong: brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Households here earn well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,262/m² takes 6.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Héand has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Héand 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Héand is a graduates’ town: 37% hold a degree, more than in both Loire’s towns and compared French towns
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%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Saint-Héand has a median age of 47.6.
47.6median age
Saint-HéandLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education37%
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
History
Saint-Héand keeps more of its old housing than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Saint-Héand; none is classé, France’s top protection. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
A typical home in Saint-Héand sells for €2,262/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.07/m² a month, about level with Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €9.53/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 80% were houses.
€2,262/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Héand€2,262/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,462/m²
82
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.55 to €13.43/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.53/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
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Saint-Héand has lower unemployment than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%
At the census, 8.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,360 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,200
jobs based in Saint-Héand, 0.7 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Saint-Héand records 89 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 82 in Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Loire live to 85.6 on average and men to 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 480 deaths in Saint-Héand between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 444: 8% above. Also worth knowing: this Loire town has 5 family doctors.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Saint-Héand · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Nord Chu de Saint Etienne
3.8 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
Saint-Héand has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
More of the graded crimes in Saint-Héand were criminal damage than anything else (2025). In all, 15 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 5.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 1.6 (2023–2025 average).
1.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage8
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Theft without violence7
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.
1.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.4%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (40.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Malval and 4 more in and around Saint-Héand
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Héand. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Héand
Is Saint-Héand safe?
Saint-Héand has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Héand good?
They grade A, better than 95% of compared French towns and #3 of 50 in Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Héand expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Héand grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Héand
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Héand is a commune of 3,665 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.
