Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 8,514 residents.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Police record more crime here than in most towns (C+): an average of 8.2 recorded violent incidents and 16.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €1,809/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. The overall grade lands at B, better than 55% of compared French towns. It ranks #38 of 48 in Loire. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Unieux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Unieux 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Unieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy, in Firminy, 1.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Unieux. Best known first.
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy2.4 km southeast, in FirminyAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert2.5 km southeast, in FirminyAttractionAttractionUnité d'habitation de Firminy-Vert2.8 km south, in FirminyAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Essalois5 km northwest, in ChamblesAttractionAttractionStade de Firminy-Vert2.5 km southeast, in FirminyFortFortPorte Saint-Pierre2.2 km southeast, in FirminyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Unieux.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
667 deaths in Unieux between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 832: 20% below. Women in Loire live to 85.6 on average and men to 80.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Police and gendarmerie figures for Unieux show 224 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income is €24,960 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.6% of working residents in Unieux 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.83/m² a month, near Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,809/m², comes from 249 sales of houses and apartments in Unieux from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Unieux sell for €1,164/m², houses for €2,146/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,146/m² | 162 |
| Apartments | €1,164/m² | 87 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents. Typical age in Unieux: 42.8, the median. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, about level with Loire’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%).
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Unieux | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #37 of 50 in Loire.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le Bois de la RiveNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 90%+2 pts |
| Lycée Albert CamusNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 224 | 95%+1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Firmin PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 62 | 92%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Unieux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Unieux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unieux | 8,514 | — | B | B | C+ | A |
| Fraisses | 3,872 | 1.2 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Firminy | 17,060 | 1.3 | B− | A | D | B |
| Le Chambon-Feugerolles | 12,314 | 2.8 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Roche-la-Molière | 9,843 | 3 | A− | C+ | B | B+ |
| Aurec-sur-Loire Haute-Loire | 6,164 | 3.9 | A | A− | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Just-Malmont Haute-Loire | 4,239 | 4.6 | B+ | A− | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #33 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 40 burglaries and 74 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #37 of 50 in Loire. The lycée stands out: 95% of 224 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Albert Camus in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,809/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Unieux grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Unieux is a commune of 8,514 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) · 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.