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With 243 residents, it is a town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Romain-d'Urfé is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a quarter of its housing. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Romain-d'Urfé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Romain-d'Urfé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine de la Conche, in Saint-Just-en-Chevalet, 2.2 mi away.
44% 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-Romain-d'Urfé.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of the town. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, below Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Also worth knowing: half the people of Saint-Romain-d'Urfé are older than 58.2.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Romain-d'Urfé | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Saint-Romain-d'Urfé number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.8 per worker). Nearly one in ten 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. Unemployment runs at 8.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 13.6 mi off. The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le BreuilNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 51 | 94%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Romain-d'Urfé: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.91/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Romain-d'Urfé. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Romain-d'Urfé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Romain-d'Urfé yet.
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-Romain-d'Urfé | 243 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Renaison | 3,231 | 12 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 13 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Villerest | 5,172 | 13 | A+ | B+ | A | A |
| Commelle-Vernay | 3,050 | 14 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Thiers Puy-de-Dôme | 11,637 | 14 | C | A | D | C |
| Riorges | 11,139 | 15 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Romain-d'Urfé is a commune of 243 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
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.