Is Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset a good place to live?
Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset’s strongest is schools (A+) — brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Households here earn well: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 6.5% unemployment. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,172/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Lyonnais.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset, 6.5%, runs below Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Median disposable income comes to €27,120 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 12.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot8%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,200
jobs based in Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset, 1.3 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.51/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,172/m²: 67 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 63% of what sold.
€2,172/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset€2,172/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,162/m²
42
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.34 to €12.32/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Monts du Lyonnais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset, 93 per 100, but more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset is Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare, 10.6 mi away. 388 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 300: 29% above. In Rhône, women can expect to live 87.1 years and men 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare
15.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Val D Ouest Vendome
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Older residents shape Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset: 26% are 65 or over, above Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
16% are under 15, below Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The median resident of Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset is 47.2 years old. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
47.2median age
Saint-Laurent-de-ChamoussetRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset
Is Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset safe?
Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 1,200 jobs for 900 working residents, Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset good?
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,172/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset is a commune of 2,017 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
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.
