Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
958 residents make their home in this town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Tartaras out for now. Just one in ten residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Tartaras does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tartaras, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Antoine Arbel, born in 1855, is the one person born in Tartaras before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tartaras.
Degrees are held by 37% of adults, higher than both Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Tartaras | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 10% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tartaras, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.3% of commuters at the census. Jobs based in Tartaras number 100, against 500 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €28,910 a year per consumption unit, above 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €11.57/m² a month. Houses accounted for 84% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Tartaras from July 2023 to June 2026: 25 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Tartaras has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien canal de Givors: Photo: Georgespitiot · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Tartaras.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tartaras | 958 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chabanière Rhône | 4,323 | 2.9 | A | B | B− | A |
| Beauvallon Rhône | 4,260 | 2.9 | A− | B | B | A |
| Rive-de-Gier | 15,242 | 3.2 | C− | B | D | C |
| Saint-Martin-la-Plaine | 3,764 | 3.3 | A | C | A− | A |
| Genilac | 3,839 | 4.4 | B | C | B | A− |
| Mornant Rhône | 6,282 | 4.4 | A | C | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tartaras is a commune of 958 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
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 October 30, 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.