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A town of 132 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Rirand has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 29% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Rirand does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Rirand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is maison du cadran solaire, in Saint-Haon-le-Châtel, 3.5 mi away.
63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Rirand.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 6%. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, close to Loire’s towns (28%) and below compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Saint-Rirand is 53.8 years old.
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Rirand | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.5% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
14.3% of Saint-Rirand’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.7%, above Loire’s towns (8.6%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Saint-Rirand. House rents are put at about €7.50/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Rirand. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Rirand is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Rirand as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Rirand | 132 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Renaison | 3,231 | 4.5 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Riorges | 11,139 | 9.8 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 11 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Mably | 7,233 | 11 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
| Roanne | 35,409 | 11 | B+ | A | D | B+ |
| Commelle-Vernay | 3,050 | 12 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Rirand is a commune of 132 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais Agglomération. 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
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 October 30, 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.