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A town of 1,503 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Les Chères has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Les Chères does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Les Chères 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 Les Chères as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Habitat gallo-romain de la Grange du Bief, in Anse, 3 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Les Chères. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Chères.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Les Chères, that is above both Rhône’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alexis KandelaftNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 95%−3 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame de Lourdes PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 70 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Les Chères sits above both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. 9.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Les Chères | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Les Chères above both Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.0% of the labour force are out of work.
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.
That is the middle of 44 sales of houses and apartments in Les Chères from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,666/m² for the median of compared towns in Rhône.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,478/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 80 residents of Les Chères died, against 93 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
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
Nothing in Les Chères 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 Les Chères 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Chères | 1,503 | — | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Chasselay | 2,973 | 1.7 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chazay-d'Azergues | 4,410 | 2 | A+ | C | A− | A+ |
| Quincieux | 3,679 | 2.1 | A | D | A− | A |
| Lissieu | 3,181 | 2.4 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
| Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or | 3,124 | 2.9 | A− | D | C+ | A |
| Lozanne | 3,182 | 3.7 | A | C | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Les Chères has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 14.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.42/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Les Chères grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Les Chères is a commune of 1,503 people in the Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées. 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 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.