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A town of 1,725 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment. Where it falls short is cost of living (C) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on walkability: 51% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Romain-de-Popey 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-Romain-de-Popey 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.
Saint-Romain-de-Popey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Romain-de-Popey, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Romain-de-Popey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Romain-de-Popey can choose among 2 GPs. Average lifespans in Rhône: 87.1 years for women, 81.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 76 residents of Saint-Romain-de-Popey died, against 111 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% fewer.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Degrees are held by 38% of adults. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Saint-Romain-de-Popey has a median age of 40.2.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Romain-de-Popey | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €2,566/m², lower than Rhône’s towns (€3,666/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €11.16/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 78% were houses.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €29,920 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Romain-de-Popey, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Saint-Romain-de-Popey has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine d'Avauges: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Romain-de-Popey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Romain-de-Popey | 1,725 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | 5,305 | 2.8 | A | C | B+ | A− |
| L'Arbresle | 6,537 | 4.1 | A− | B | C+ | B |
| Sain-Bel | 2,566 | 4.4 | A | B+ | B | B− |
| Tarare | 10,893 | 5.4 | B+ | B+ | C | B+ |
| Val d'Oingt | 4,117 | 5.7 | A+ | B− | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Pierre-la-Palud | 2,616 | 6 | — | C+ | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Romain-de-Popey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Romain-de-Popey grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Romain-de-Popey is a commune of 1,725 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien. 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.