Saint-Priest-la-Prugne has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a quarter of homes. It skews older: 35% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Priest-la-Prugne stand out
The 2 things Saint-Priest-la-Prugne does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Priest-la-Prugne.
Who lives here
Saint-Priest-la-Prugne has fewer young adults than Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are 15 to 24
55.6median age
Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 17% have a degree.
Saint-Priest-la-PrugneLoire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
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
Work & commute
Only 5.5% of commuters in Saint-Priest-la-Prugne go to work without a car, fewer than in Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Saint-Priest-la-Prugne has 150 jobs for 150 working residents, 1 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €23,610 a year per consumption unit, below Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Unemployment is 10.8%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Priest-la-Prugne, 1 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Priest-la-Prugne is a commune of 402 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Urfé. 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
402 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Urfé
Département
Loire (42)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
14.4 sq mi (37.2 km²)
INSEE code
42276
Saint-Priest-la-Prugne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.