Saint-Chamond

France35 646 hab.
Indice coût de vie
~520
/mois · budget standard

Cost of living in Saint-Chamond — 2026

Saint-Chamond has 35,646 residents and lies in Loire. For a reference home of 45 m², rent works out to about €520 per month in 2026. Asking rent stands at 11.55 €/m², a 35% gap separating smaller units (12.24 €/m²) from homes of three rooms or more (9.08 €/m²). Renting a house costs 11.38 €/m². To buy, expect 1,433 €/m² — the equivalent of 10 years of rent. Houses cost more, at 2,329 €/m². Median income is 22,710 €/year, meaning reference rent absorbs about 27% of monthly income. The property tax rate on built land is 44.1%. Diesel averages 2.25 €/L. Medical density reaches 85.3 general practitioners per 100,000 residents. There are 2.4 places to eat and drink per 1,000 residents within a 5 km radius.

Cost of living in Saint-Chamond

Rent
Apartment
11.55 /m²
Apartment, 1-2 rooms
12.24 /m²
Apartment, 3+ rooms
9.08 /m²
House
11.38 /m²
Buy
Apartment
1,433 /m²
House
2,329 /m²
Income
Median income per consumption unit
22,710 /year
Local taxes
Property tax (built)
44.14 %
Property tax (unbuilt)
90.6 %
Waste collection tax
8.3 %
Fuel
Gazole
2.25 /L
SP95-E10
2 /L
SP95
2.07 /L
SP98
2.13 /L
E85
0.86 /L
GPL
1.01 /L

Quality of life — Saint-Chamond

CrimeRecorded offences per 1,000 residents — SSMSI/data.gouv.fr
3,2 ‰
General practitionersLocal density — data.ameli.fr
85,3 / 100 000 hab.
Poverty rateShare of the population below the poverty line — INSEE-Mélodi/Filosofi
22,8 %

Amenities within reach

Per 1,000 residents, within a 5 km radius — OpenStreetMap count

2,4Restaurants, cafés, bars
0,4Culture
28,4Sport
9,3Parks and gardens
2,1Food shops

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