Households here earn well (B): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car: 4% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,063/m² costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon 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-Paul-en-Cornillon 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.
Château de Cornillon: Photo: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Cornillon: Photo: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon run higher than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns: a median €31,610 a year per consumption unit
4%walk, cycle or take transit
3.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 7.2%. At the census, 1.9% of working residents in Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon, 0.3 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 4% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon is above 76% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, higher than both Loire’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). 202 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 139: 45% above. Average lifespans in Loire: 85.6 years for women, 80.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw145
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Firminy
2.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Firminy
85.6 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Loire’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon than in Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 43% of adults
46.6median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 18% of residents are children under 15. Over-65s are 24% of the population.
Saint-Paul-en-CornillonLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon earns a B− for cost of living
€2,063/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.12/m² a month, close to Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €2,063/m²: 54 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.77/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon€2,063/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire median€2,075/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,524/m²
37
€10.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.71 to €13.30/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Saint-Etienne Métropole
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon is a commune of 1,352 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
Population
1,352 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Saint-Etienne Métropole
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
INSEE code
42270
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon
Is Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon safe?
Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 95% of 224 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Albert Camus in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,063/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon grades B− for cost of living.
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