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A town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 1,065 people.
Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse’s strongest is schools: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Where it falls short is walkability: nearly two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is weaker too (C−). At the median price of €2,079/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse 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 Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse 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.
Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 2023.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Chabert2.9 km west, in Boën-sur-LignonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Goutelas2.9 km southwest, in MarcouxChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Porchaire de Montverdun3.1 km southeast, in MontverdunChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beauvoir3.5 km north, in ArthunChâteauChâteauChâteau Sainte-Anne4.5 km south, in Marcilly-le-ChâtelPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse.
300 jobs are based in Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse, for 500 working residents (0.6 per worker). 5.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.7%, lower than both Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,580 a year per consumption unit.
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.
For collège, the closest is 1.2 mi away. At the general lycée, 99% of 79 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège l'AstréeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 95%+2 pts |
| Lycée l'AstréeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 79 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse: 100 deaths for every 100 expected. 89 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 89 that France’s rates at each age predict. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse is Ch du Forez site de Montbrison, 8.8 mi away. In Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 D− to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.52/m² a month, near Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,079/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,078/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse is Église abbatiale de Bonlieu (ancienne). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. Before 1919: that is when 10% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
19% are under 15, above Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents. Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église abbatiale de Bonlieu (ancienne): Photo: Romainbehar · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse | 1,065 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 3,001 | 1.7 | B | A+ | C− | C− |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 9.1 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Savigneux | 3,509 | 9.1 | A+ | B− | A− | B |
| Montbrison | 16,123 | 9.2 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 9.3 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | 12 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,079/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse is a commune of 1,065 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.