Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Annonay grades B+ overall and ranks #6 of 16 in Ardèche. Set against the rest, it does better than 69% of compared French towns. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Crime runs high: an average of 13.4 recorded violent incidents and 17.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Annonay 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Annonay.
HousingCost of living A
A home in Annonay sells for €1,371/m², less than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.22/m² a month, below both Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Annonay: €2,043/m² for houses, €1,188/m² for apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.49/m² a month.
€1,371/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Annonay€1,371/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,043/m²
188
Apartments
€1,188/m²
408
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.86 to €12.40/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Annonay are out of work than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.2%
The median disposable income was €22,170 a year per consumption unit, near Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, nearly a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot12%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
11,150
jobs based in Annonay, 1.8 per working resident
15.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Annonay than in 83% of compared French towns
With 11,150 jobs for 6,300 working residents, Annonay draws people in from neighbouring communes. All told, Annonay had 514 recorded offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
13.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage204
Other physical violence99
Family violence87
Burglary41
Sexual violence39
Theft from vehicles23
Vehicle theft21
Theft without violence145
Drug use123
Fraud123
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
514
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
87.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 89% passed the bac pro, of 253 candidates at 3 lycées. Results rank its schools #4 of 21 in Ardèche. At the two general lycées, 97% of 642 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2019
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 12% of the total, between Ardèche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Since 2019, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Annonay is Chapelle Sainte-Claire (ancienne).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Annonay: 12% are 15 to 24, above Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, lower than Ardèche’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Residents of Annonay have a median age of 45.6. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
45.6median age
AnnonayArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Annonay sees 85 deaths per 100 expected, against 90 in Ardèche’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Ardèche is 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,103 deaths in Annonay from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,333, 11% more. For a family doctor, residents of Annonay can choose among 7 GPs.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Annonay · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Couvent Sainte-Marie (ancien): Photo: Evelyne · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour des Martyrs: Photo: Sarang · Public domain · Domaine de Marc Seguin: Photo: Orikrin1998 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Clément Grenier: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0 · Olivier Dussopt: Pierre Antoine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Christophe Edaleine: jmax, Public domain · André-Joseph Abrial: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Loïc Lagadec: François-Etienne, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacques-André Bertrand: Kou07kou, CC BY-SA 3.0
Annonay’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Annonay
Is Annonay safe?
It grades C− for safety, #13 of 16 in Ardèche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 204 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Annonay good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #4 of 21 in Ardèche. The lycée stands out: 95% of 292 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Boissy d'Anglas in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Annonay expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Annonay grades A for cost of living.
About Annonay
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Annonay is a commune of 17,274 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône Agglo. 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
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.
