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A town of 1,519 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on jobs & income as well: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. Walkability is its weak spot — 53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Alissas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Alissas with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Alissas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Alissas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont d'Ouveze, in Privas, 2.1 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alissas.
Half of residents lived on more than €27,770 a year per consumption unit, above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 4.5% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. 9.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Alissas | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
33 sales of houses and apartments in Alissas, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,067/m². Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,083/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 86 deaths in Alissas from 2016 to 2025; there were 78, 10% fewer. At birth, a girl in Ardèche can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Adjusted for age and care homes, Alissas records 90 deaths per 100 expected, near both Ardèche’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88).
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 116 candidates at 3 lycées. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.7 mi away. Also worth knowing: at the lycées within 5 km of Alissas, 94.7% passed the bac, close to Ardèche’s towns (94.1%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Bernard de VentadourNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 229 | 88%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Vincent d'IndyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 223 | 96%−1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique privé du Sacré-Coeur Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 41 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Alissas. Best known first.
Nothing in Alissas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Alissas.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alissas | 1,519 | — | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Chomérac | 3,183 | 1.6 | — | B | — | B |
| Privas | 8,538 | 2.4 | B− | A− | C | C |
| Le Pouzin | 2,886 | 6.3 | C | B− | C | B− |
| Cruas | 2,898 | 7.5 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme Drôme | 6,614 | 9.4 | C− | B | D | B− |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 4,854 | 10 | C | B+ | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Alissas has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns. 96% of 223 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Vincent d'Indy in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,067/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Alissas grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Alissas is a commune of 1,519 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.