Is Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu a good place to live?
The local economy does well: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 5.9% unemployment. Cost of living is a strength too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car: 36% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien) (également sur commune de Charlieu) · Classé · Photo: Athomic · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu’s story
Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Clément Laval, born in 1895, is the one person born in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu before 1900 that Wikidata records.
1910First protected: Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien) (également sur commune de C…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
On foot, Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu works less well than 95% of compared French towns
Unemployment runs at 5.9%. At the census, 3.4% 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 €27,580 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
850
jobs based in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu, 1.2 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu costs less than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.10/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,723/m², below Loire’s towns (€2,075/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu recorded 44 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,723/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu€1,723/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,723/m²
44
€8.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.37 to €10.30/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,260
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Charlieu-Belmont
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu sees more deaths than 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu is Centre hospitalier de Roanne, 8.4 mi away. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu records 96 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 337 residents of Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu died, against 240 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 40% more. In Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw140
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
8.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
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
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu are 15 to 24: 8.8%, fewer than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu: 49.6, the median. 27% of adults hold a degree.
49.6median age
Saint-Nizier-sous-CharlieuLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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-Nizier-sous-Charlieu keeps more of its old housing than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu is Couvent des Cordeliers (ancien) (également sur commune de Charlieu).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu
Is Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu safe?
Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 850 jobs for 700 working residents, Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 44 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu grades A for cost of living.
About Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu is a commune of 1,686 people in the Communauté de communes Charlieu-Belmont. 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.
