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341 people call this town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Priest-la-Roche has none. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Priest-la-Roche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Priest-la-Roche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Enceinte (ancienne), in Pommiers-en-Forez, 6.2 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Priest-la-Roche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Priest-la-Roche.
16% are under 15, lower than both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. Half the people of Saint-Priest-la-Roche are older than 43.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Priest-la-Roche | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.3%, below Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €27,020 a year per consumption unit. Saint-Priest-la-Roche has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 94% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Saint-Priest-la-Roche. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.14/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Saint-Priest-la-Roche. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Priest-la-Roche yet.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Priest-la-Roche is a commune of 341 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays entre Loire et Rhône. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Priest-la-Roche | 341 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Commelle-Vernay | 3,050 | 6.1 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 6.8 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Le Coteau | 6,845 | 7.6 | A | A− | B− | B+ |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 7.9 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Roanne | 35,409 | 8.7 | B+ | A | D | B+ |
| Riorges | 11,139 | 9.4 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.