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Saint-Chamond
Large city · 42400 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
35 646
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 438 €
📈 -36% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
9.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 12.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Saint-Chamond — Score 70/100.
70
💰 Yield80
🌳 Quality of life75
📊 Dynamism92
💸 Affordability68
🛡️ Safety33
⚡ Energy rating62
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 278 Transactions · Saint-Chamond
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 438 €
🏡 House /m²
2 330 €
📋 Transactions
278
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne | 1 346 € | 2 131 € | 3566 | 173 136 |
| Saint-Chamond | 1 438 € | 2 330 € | 418 | 35 646 |
| Roanne | 1 469 € | 1 730 € | 932 | 35 409 |
| Firminy | 1 176 € | 2 059 € | 250 | 17 060 |
| Montbrison | 2 088 € | 2 258 € | 240 | 16 123 |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 2 319 € | 2 875 € | 189 | 15 764 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.55 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
9.6 %
⏳ Payback period
10.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
85.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
13.2 %
🏢 Apartments
68.3 %
31.3 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
5 751
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
44.020 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
90.360 %
🏘️ Housing tax
25.160 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
8.300 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
49.33 %
🏢 CFE
0.78 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
35 646
2023
📐 Area
55.20 km²
646 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 330 €
📊 Median age
42.5 yrs
35.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.3 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
14.5 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
21.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
5 966
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
624
+26.6% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
493
💼 Economic density
167
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Saint-Chamond
À 0.81 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Saint-Étienne
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Saint-Étienne Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
—
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
2
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINTE MARIE LA GRA'GRANGE | privé sous contrat | 97.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE CLAUDE LEBOIS | public | 87.0 % | — | -7.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
80.9 %
Average pass rate · 8 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE LA GRAND GRANGE | privé sous contrat | 112.6 |
| COLLEGE PIERRE JOANNON | public | 92.8 |
| COLLEGE ENNEMOND RICHARD | public | 89.8 |
| COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND | public | 87.4 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
9
🔬 Laboratories
3
🏥 Établissements de santé
44
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
3
💊 Pharmacies
9
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
647
📋 Commerce
229
📋 Enseignement
47
🏥 Sante
303
🚆 Transport
18
⚽ Sport
76
🎭 Culture
14
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Commissariat de police de Saint-Chamond |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 359 | 10.10 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +40 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 283 | 7.90 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 262 | 7.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 254 | 7.10 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 210 | 5.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 144 | 4.00 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 116 | 3.30 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | -18 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 91 | 2.60 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 90 | 5.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -33 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 74 | 2.10 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -60 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 63 | 1.80 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -51 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 40 | 1.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -54 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 28 | 0.80 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -20 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
200 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
2.0 %
C
18.5 %
18.5 %
D
35.0 %
35.0 %
E
32.5 %
32.5 %
F
11.5 %
11.5 %
G
0.5 %
12.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 8 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| chapelle | 2e quart 17e siècle |
| maison | 17e siècle |
| aqueduc | Antiquité |
| usine textile;usine de teinturerie | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| église | 17e siècle;18e siècle |
| aqueduc | — |
| hôtel | 18e siècle |
| hôtel-Dieu | 2e moitié 17e siècle;19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 17 risks identified
Tempête et grains (vent)
Effondrements localisés
Engins de guerre
Glissement de terrain
Rupture de barrage
Tassements
Tassements différentiels
Affaissement minier
Mouvement de terrain
Nucléaire
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Radon
Inondation
Séisme
Risque industriel
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 39 074 analyses · VEOLIA EAU GENERALE DES EAUX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
39 074
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
110
⚡ Charge points
601
🚀 Incl. fast charging
62
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Horme | 3.9 km | 40/100 | 4 806 |
| Cellieu | 6.2 km | 56/100 | 1 731 |
| La Grand-Croix | 5.5 km | 49/100 | 4 947 |
| Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds | 4.9 km | 40/100 | 6 563 |
| La Valla-en-Gier | 7.1 km | 55/100 | 1 140 |
| Valfleury | 7.7 km | 51/100 | 739 |
| Saint-Christo-en-Jarez | 7.9 km | 25/100 | 1 885 |
| Chagnon | 8.0 km | 27/100 | 527 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Saint-Chamond
What is the price per m² in Saint-Chamond? ▶
The median price per m² in Saint-Chamond is 1 438 €.
What is the rental yield in Saint-Chamond? ▶
The gross rental yield in Saint-Chamond is 9.6%.
Is Saint-Chamond a good real estate investment? ▶
Saint-Chamond has a ScorCity score of 70/100, making it an excellent choice.
What is the average energy rating in Saint-Chamond? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Saint-Chamond is D.
What are the natural risks in Saint-Chamond? ▶
17 risks are identified in Saint-Chamond: Tempête et grains (vent), Effondrements localisés, Engins de guerre.