Overview
With 8,042 residents and an overall 51/100, Sorbiers (Loire) reads as follows. Its clearest strengths are everyday services (top 10% nationally) and dry, comfortable weather (top 19% nationally), while housing affordability sits in the bottom 12%. Homes trade around €2,523/m²; it lies within the Volailles du Forez IGP area. Avec 8 042 habitants et une note globale de 51/100, Sorbiers (Loire) se présente ainsi. Son atout le plus net : les services du quotidien (top 10 % national) et un climat sec et agréable (top 19 % national), tandis que le coût de l’immobilier se situe dans les derniers 12 %. L’immobilier s’échange autour de 2 523 €/m² ; la commune fait partie de l’aire IGP Volailles du Forez.
Climate
Sunshine
2,076 h/yr
p71of 34,499
p81in Loire
Sunny days
172 d/yr
days >50% sunlit
p83in Loire
Rain days
107 d/yr
p81of 34,738
p57in Loire
Annual rainfall
702 mm/yr
total volume
p32in Loire
Heavy rain
6 d/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p23in Loire
Torrential
0.5 d/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p21in Loire
Hot days >30°
23 d/yr
heatwave-run days
p37of 34,738
p65in Loire
Winter low
1.0 °C
p27of 34,680
p68in Loire
Muggy days
2 d/yr
TG≥22° & HU≥70%
p78of 34,738
p69in Loire
Wind
2.7 m/s
annual mean
p61in Loire
Local weather · day by day
Tue87°64°
Wed81°66°
Thu79°59°
Fri83°65°Today
Sat86°59°
Sun89°61°
Mon91°65°
Cost & living
Median price
$2,870 /m²
$2,500 $7,740
p12of 30,559
p1in Loire
Property tax
43.6 %
TFPB rate · consolidated
p5in Loire
Infrastructure
Services index
9.7 /10
BPE composite
p90of 14,022
FTTH fibre
98 %
p39of 34,738
p9in Loire
GP access
2.96 c/yr
p52of 34,205
p55in Loire
Amenities · BPE counts · 18 total18 au total
6 GP
2 PHARMACY
5 BAKERY
3 DENTIST
2 SUPERMARKET
Access
Work locally
16 %
residents working in commune
People
Population
8,116
15thof 320 in Loire
Median income
$29,300 /yr
standard of living
p90in Loire
Poverty rate
8.0 %
below 60% of median
p74in Loire
Unemployment
7.7 %
active pop. out of work
p32in Loire
Remote work
2.6 %
work from home
p11in Loire
Pop. trend
+0.11 %/yr
growing
p53of 34,732
p46in Loire
Tourist beds
0 /1k res.
0 beds total0 lits au total
p22of 34,738
p40in Loire
Elevation
591 m
435–822 m · min–max range435–822 m · amplitude min–max
p69in Loire
Risk & safety
Crime
Moderate
p19of 16,490
p15in Loire
33.0‰
Flood exposure
High
Major risks present
EarthquakeGround movementSubsidence & cavitiesSevere weatherRadon
Terroir & appellations
IGP
Volailles du Forez
Within the Volailles du Forez appellation area (IGP).Située dans l’aire de l’appellation Volailles du Forez (IGP).
Identity
Identity
It lies within the Volailles du Forez appellation area.Elle se situe dans l’aire de l’appellation Volailles du Forez.
Twinned with
Novi Ligure · Senj
Score breakdown
51 Real estate 12
Services 90
Healthcare 52
Fibre 39
Safety 19
Pop trend 53
Sun 71
Rain 81
Heat 37
Winter 27
Muggy 78
Landscape 60
Transport 59
Tourism 22
Nat. risk 66