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Saint-Romain-en-GierRhône

A town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 600 people.

Is Saint-Romain-en-Gier a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Romain-en-Gier: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Ancien canal de Givors
Ancien canal de Givors · Level not given · Photo: Georgespitiot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Romain-en-Gier’s story

Saint-Romain-en-Gier in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Romain-en-Gier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Saint-Romain-en-Gier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ancien canal de Givors: Photo: Georgespitiot · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Romain-en-Gier.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Romain-en-Gier are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Rhône’s towns and compared French towns

38.5median age

Children are just over a fifth of the town. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). 27% of adults hold a degree.

Saint-Romain-en-GierRhône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Romain-en-Gier
Saint-Romain-en-GierRhône medianFrance median
Under 1522%19%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4428%24%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma21%15%19%
CAP or BEP30%21%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education27%41%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Romain-en-Gier keeps more of its old housing than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Romain-en-Gier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit0
Level not given1
30%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Saint-Romain-en-Gier has lower unemployment than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

9%walk, cycle or take transit

Jobs located in Saint-Romain-en-Gier: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 8.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,960 a year.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Romain-en-Gier, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Romain-en-Gier costs less than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.36/m² a month

€11.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Saint-Romain-en-Gier from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Romain-en-Gier€11.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Rhône median€14.83/m²
€11.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.73 to €14.80/m² a month)
€12.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Romain-en-Gier

12pages on Saint-Romain-en-Gier
Nearby attractions

Maison-forte de la Mouchonnière and 2 more in and around Saint-Romain-en-Gier

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Romain-en-Gier. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Saint-Romain-en-Gier

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Romain-en-Gier yet.

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About Saint-Romain-en-Gier

Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Romain-en-Gier is a commune of 600 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vienne Condrieu. 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

Population
600 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Vienne Condrieu
Département
Rhône (69)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.6 sq mi (4 km²)
INSEE code
69236

Saint-Romain-en-Gier’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Rhône →
BeauvallonGivorsMornantChabanièreMontagnyLoire-sur-RhôneBeauvallonGivorsMornantChabanièreMontagnyLoire-sur-RhôneSaint-Romain-en-Gier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Romain-en-Gier600—————
Beauvallon4,2601.6A−BBA
Givors21,3793.3DB−DB−
Mornant6,2824ACB−B+
Chabanière4,3234ABB−A
Montagny3,2184.5A−B−B+A−
Loire-sur-Rhône2,7464.5B+CA−A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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 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.