Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 384 residents and lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing.
The one thing Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Bussière, in Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé, 6.3 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand 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 Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand.
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. At 49, the median resident of Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). 5.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 8.0% of working residents in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand didn’t travel to work at all.
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 16 homes in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand is a commune of 384 people in the Communauté de communes de Forez-Est. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand | 384 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balbigny | 2,911 | 5.6 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Panissières | 2,911 | 6.3 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Amplepuis Rhône | 4,876 | 7.4 | A− | A | C | B− |
| Tarare Rhône | 10,893 | 7.7 | B+ | B+ | C | B+ |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 9.4 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine Rhône | 5,305 | 10 | A | C | B+ | A− |
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 8, 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.