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This town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 529.

Is Arras-sur-Rhône a good place to live?

Arras-sur-Rhône isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up a tenth of its housing.

What makes Arras-sur-Rhône stand out

The one thing Arras-sur-Rhône does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Tour Blanche (vestiges)
Tour Blanche (vestiges) · Inscrit · Photo: Aspect07 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arras-sur-Rhône’s story

Arras-sur-Rhône in pictures

Arras-sur-Rhône has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Borne milliaire
  • 1927Most recently protected: Tour Blanche (vestiges)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arras-sur-Rhône.

History

Arras-sur-Rhône keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Arras-sur-Rhône has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
1926
first monument protected
20%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A younger town: only 20% of people in Arras-sur-Rhône are 65 or over, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns

Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 29% of adults. Half the people of Arras-sur-Rhône are older than 44.5.

44.5median age
Arras-sur-RhôneArdèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Arras-sur-Rhône
Arras-sur-RhôneArdèche medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2412%9.9%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+20%27%22%
No diploma13%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education29%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Arras-sur-Rhône walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

10.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Arras-sur-Rhône: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.1 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,440 a year.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Arras-sur-Rhône, 0.1 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.4 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.6 mi away.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Arras-sur-Rhône83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège André CotteNearest collègeCollègeCollège13883%−4 pts
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Arras-sur-Rhône than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.26/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Arras-sur-Rhône from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments.

€9.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arras-sur-Rhône€9.26/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardèche median€10.27/m²
€9.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.42 to €11.56/m² a month)
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Arras and 5 more in and around Arras-sur-Rhône

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Arras-sur-Rhône. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arras-sur-Rhône

13pages on Arras-sur-Rhône

Landmarks

Arras-sur-Rhône has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Borne milliaire: Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tour Blanche (vestiges): Photo: Aspect07 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Arras-sur-Rhône

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arras-sur-Rhône yet.

How we find them →

Arras-sur-Rhône’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Saint-VallierTain-l'HermitageTournon-sur-RhôneMercurol-VeaunesVernosc-lès-AnnonaySaint-Donat-sur-l'HerbasseSaint-VallierTain-l'HermitageTournon-sur-RhôneMercurol-VeaunesVernosc-lès-AnnonaySaint-Donat-sur-l'HerbasseArras-sur-Rhône
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Arras-sur-Rhône529—————
Saint-Vallier Drôme4,0272.7C+ADC
Tain-l'Hermitage Drôme5,9155.3BB−C−B−
Tournon-sur-Rhône11,2795.8BBCC+
Mercurol-Veaunes Drôme2,8166.4—B−—A−
Vernosc-lès-Annonay2,7257.2—B−—B+
Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse Drôme4,1938.6CBC+C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Arras-sur-Rhône

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Arras-sur-Rhône is a commune of 529 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. 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

Population
529 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.6 km²)
INSEE code
07015

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 November 4, 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.