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The town, home to 1,206 people, lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (C−). Cost of living is weaker too (C+) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 38% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Romain-en-Jarez 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-Romain-en-Jarez 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.
Saint-Romain-en-Jarez has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Romain-en-Jarez does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Anciennes usines Marrel, in Châteauneuf, 5 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez 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-Romain-en-Jarez.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 85 deaths in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez from 2016 to 2025; there were 64, 25% fewer. In Loire, women can expect to live 85.6 years and men 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Romain-en-Jarez is Hopital du Gier Mco, 5.9 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Saint-Romain-en-Jarez has 150 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 5.3% 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. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,060 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: 18% of residents. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Loire’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Romain-en-Jarez | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €10.55/m² a month. Saint-Romain-en-Jarez recorded 21 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Saint-Romain-en-Jarez. Best known first.
ZooEspace zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine3.8 km east, in Saint-Martin-la-PlaineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lachal1.7 km southwest, in ValfleuryMuseumMuseumLa Mourine - maison des forgerons4.4 km east, in Saint-Martin-la-PlaineAttractionAttractionPierre de Chagnon2.9 km southeast, in ChagnonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Romain-en-Jarez yet.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Romain-en-Jarez is a commune of 1,206 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
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-en-Jarez | 1,206 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Genilac | 3,839 | 2.8 | B | C | B | A− |
| Saint-Martin-la-Plaine | 3,764 | 3.2 | A | C | A− | A |
| Lorette | 4,983 | 4 | C+ | C+ | B− | B− |
| La Grand-Croix | 4,947 | 4.1 | C+ | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Rive-de-Gier | 15,242 | 4.3 | C− | B | D | C |
| L'Horme | 4,806 | 4.9 | C | C+ | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Romain-en-Jarez has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.