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Home to 618 people, this town lies in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Virigneux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are only just over a tenth of the population.
The one thing Virigneux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Virigneux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Symphorien, in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, 6.3 mi away.
31% 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 Virigneux.
The share of residents under 15 is 20%. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above Loire’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Virigneux in two is 42.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Virigneux | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 5.6%, below Loire’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 50 jobs are based in Virigneux, for 300 working residents (0.2 per worker). No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents in the town at the census.
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 11 homes in Virigneux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Virigneux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Virigneux yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virigneux | 618 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 5,543 | 4 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Montrond-les-Bains | 5,652 | 6.3 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise Rhône | 3,785 | 6.4 | A+ | B | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Galmier | 5,829 | 6.7 | A− | C+ | A | C− |
| Feurs | 8,367 | 7 | A− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Panissières | 2,911 | 7.2 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Virigneux is a commune of 618 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Lyonnais. 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.