Ardèche

Ardèche has 333,229 residents in 335 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,970/m², from €1,230/m² in Le Cheylard to €2,930/m² in Saint-Péray among communes of more than 2,000 people. 67% of households own their main home.

Département 07 · 335 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

333,229residents2022 census

€1,970/m²median price per m²five years of sales

67%of households own their homemain home

18%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Ardèche.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Ardèche : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Ardèche : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Ardèche : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 39 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Annonay	17,222	€1,330/m²	€19,880	47%	12%	15.8%	26%	75
Aubenas	12,488	€1,690/m²	€19,710	42%	15%	18.2%	8%	88
Boulieu-lès-Annonay	2,255	€2,120/m²	€23,090	70%	12%	9.2%	1%	24
Bourg-Saint-Andéol	7,506	€1,560/m²	€20,350	57%	14%	15.0%	51%	4
Charmes-sur-Rhône	3,160	€2,750/m²	€24,370	71%	7%	6.6%	0%	41
Chomérac	3,094	€2,460/m²	€23,820	74%	11%	6.0%	22%	35
Cornas	2,397	€2,600/m²	€24,510	80%	9%	8.4%	0%	17
Cruas	2,954	€1,930/m²	€22,970	62%	9%	9.9%	6%	39
Davézieux	3,181	€2,290/m²	€23,670	69%	18%	7.8%	0%	53
Guilherand-Granges	11,277	€2,360/m²	€24,110	64%	15%	8.3%	6%	87
La Voulte-sur-Rhône	4,762	€1,750/m²	€19,910	50%	15%	15.2%	23%	39
Lablachère	2,214	€2,360/m²	€21,130	72%	18%	12.4%	6%	29
Lamastre	2,336	€1,270/m²	€19,750	60%	20%	11.5%	23%	60
Lavilledieu	2,248	€2,250/m²	€22,530	73%	9%	9.9%	0%	14
Le Cheylard	2,812	€1,230/m²	€21,880	60%	20%	10.8%	29%	59
Le Pouzin	2,893	€2,250/m²	€19,680	49%	12%	12.3%	13%	30
Le Teil	8,812	€1,510/m²	€19,850	53%	11%	13.7%	45%	20
Les Vans	2,680	€2,460/m²	€19,660	57%	19%	22.8%	20%	81
Peaugres	2,353	€2,380/m²	€24,770	77%	9%	5.6%	7%	16
Privas	8,552	€1,450/m²	€20,510	44%	12%	16.6%	32%	89
Rochemaure	2,250	€2,150/m²	€24,000	70%	10%	10.8%	0%	19
Roiffieux	2,723	€2,090/m²	€24,140	78%	14%	6.4%	0%	30
Ruoms	2,286	€2,630/m²	€21,260	57%	21%	17.9%	2%	79
Saint-Agrève	2,300	€1,560/m²	€20,580	68%	15%	9.3%	30%	47
Saint-Georges-les-Bains	2,415	€2,590/m²	€25,800	84%	9%	7.5%	53%	10
Saint-Jean-de-Muzols	2,499	€2,150/m²	€23,710	77%	15%	7.0%	23%	24
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche	2,357	€2,340/m²	€23,660	76%	12%	9.0%	0%	16
Saint-Péray	7,591	€2,930/m²	€25,790	72%	12%	8.8%	38%	28
Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon	2,894	€2,330/m²	€22,830	74%	13%	9.1%	0%	22
Sarras	2,232	€1,860/m²	€22,220	71%	11%	10.3%	14%	37
Soyons	2,298	€2,890/m²	€26,810	78%	7%	8.0%	12%	19
Tournon-sur-Rhône	11,302	€2,070/m²	€21,900	55%	12%	11.2%	21%	81
Ucel	2,031	€2,210/m²	€23,150	73%	18%	7.9%	22%	118
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc	2,469	€2,580/m²	€21,190	60%	17%	27.1%	0%	73
Vals-les-Bains	3,479	€1,650/m²	€20,010	52%	19%	16.7%	38%	49
Vernosc-lès-Annonay	2,670	€2,380/m²	€23,840	78%	9%	6.4%	0%	17
Vesseaux	2,048	€2,250/m²	€22,270	74%	10%	9.6%	18%	20
Villeneuve-de-Berg	3,031	€2,050/m²	€21,920	61%	17%	12.9%	1%	46
Viviers	3,659	€1,770/m²	€21,970	70%	13%	14.2%	37%	38

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

333,229 residents and 154,878 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

13%

aged 15–29

33%

aged 60 and over

37%

of households are people living alone

23%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

211,903 homes, 73% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

75%

of homes are houses

67%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

18%

second homes

empty homes

91%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191918%

1919–19457%

1946–197016%

1971–199026%

1991–200517%

2006–201916%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

20,767 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,970/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,570/m²flats5,093 sales

€2,110/m²houses15,674 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

11.4%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

28%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

35%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Ardèche on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

7.9GPs per 10,000 residents2025

96pharmacieson 1 January 2025

261food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners262

Dentists159

Nurses669

Physiotherapists421

Pharmacies96

Group health centres26

Emergency departments4

Supermarkets and hypermarkets61

Convenience stores and grocers200

Bakeries352

Butchers164

Petrol stations72

EV charging stations182

Post offices and postal points179

Banks126

France services centres30

Police and gendarmerie34

Restaurants1,317

Hairdressers535

Nurseries84

Swimming pools23

Sports halls62

Gyms26

Cinemas14

Libraries218

Performance venues8

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 335 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%

Forest fire100%

Ground movement61%

Flooding45%

Dam failure27%

Transport of hazardous goods22%

Nuclear hazard7%

Industrial hazard1%

Mining subsidence1%

Unexploded wartime munitions0%

2,988natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

41%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows2,242

Drought (clay shrinkage)351

Storms and cyclones335

Ground movement36

Earthquakes24

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026