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3,509 people live in this town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Little here grades badly. Savigneux ranks #5 of 48 in Loire, with an A+ overall. That leaves it better than 97% of compared French towns. Schools do well: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €2,322/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez Agglomération.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Savigneux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Savigneux 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.
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Savigneux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Savigneux. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'Allard1.8 km west, in Montbrison
AttractionSalle des États de Forez et maison Latour1.5 km west, in MontbrisonMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Oratoriens de Montbrison1.7 km west, in MontbrisonAttractionAttractionPrieuré de Champdieu4.9 km northwest, in ChampdieuArt galleryArt galleryGalerie XXIe1.4 km west, in MontbrisonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Savigneux.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Savigneux, 96.2% passed the bac, above both Loire’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #7 of 50 in Loire on results. The closest collège is 0.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor de Laprade PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 98%+3 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Paul Forez PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 99 | 98%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Jean-Baptiste d'Allard Don Bosco PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 71 | 100%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 3.2 violent offenses and 12.4 graded property crimes a year. The police record for Savigneux lists 57 offenses in 2025. With 2,050 jobs for 1,450 working residents, Savigneux draws people in from neighbouring communes. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (11.1% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Savigneux at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €26,500 a year per consumption unit, close to both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Residents of Savigneux have a median age of 48.5. Among adults, 30% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Savigneux | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 367 deaths in Savigneux from 2016 to 2025; there were 308, 16% fewer. 5 GPs practise locally.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Savigneux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Savigneux goes for €2,277/m², an apartment for €2,359/m². 119 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,322/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €10.92/m² a month, above Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,277/m² | 87 |
| Apartments | €2,359/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Savigneux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Montrouge: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Savigneux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigneux | 3,509 | — | A+ | B− | A− | B |
| Montbrison | 16,123 | 1 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy | 4,142 | 4.3 | A | B+ | A | A+ |
| Sury-le-Comtal | 6,621 | 6.9 | A | A− | B+ | A |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | 7.7 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Bonson | 4,557 | 8.8 | A | B− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez | 5,116 | 9 | A+ | B | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #11 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns and #7 of 50 in Loire. 98% of 99 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Paul Forez in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,322/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Savigneux grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Savigneux is a commune of 3,509 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.