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A town of 117 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Urbise: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 14% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Urbise does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Urbise as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Porte fortifiée, in Montaiguët-en-Forez, 4.3 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urbise.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Urbise by age and the one in the middle is 47.5. People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Urbise | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.2% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Urbise didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment stood at 9.3%, above Loire’s towns (8.6%) but below compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Urbise recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Urbise is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Urbise.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Urbise is a commune of 117 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Roannais 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) · 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.