Baix has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Baix 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 Baix.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Baix works less well than 98% of compared French towns
After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,570 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 8.9%. For its 600 residents in work, Baix has 200 jobs: 0.3 each.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Baix, 0.3 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 23% of Baix, above Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
14% of residents are 65 or over, below both Ardèche’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). At 37, the median resident of Baix sits in the middle of the age range. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents.
37median age
BaixArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Homes in Baix sell for a median €2,000/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.94/m² a month, close to Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €11.74/m² a month. The market in Baix: 41 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€2,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Baix€2,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,003/m²
40
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.82 to €12.62/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ardèche Rhône Coiron
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Baix sees fewer deaths than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 84 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 64 deaths in Baix from 2016 to 2025; there were 54, 16% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Baix is Centre hospitalier de Privas Ardeche, 8.1 mi away. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Ardèche can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Baix · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Privas Ardeche
9.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Baix: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Baix is Croix de chemin dite Croix rouge. On the Culture ministry’s list, Baix counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Croix de chemin dite Croix rouge: Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tour de l'Horloge: Photo: Jmerlant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine et lavoir: Photo: Jmerlant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Auberge dite La Cardinale: Photo: Jmerlant · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Baix
Is Baix safe?
Baix has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 12.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Baix good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Baix expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Baix grades B for cost of living.
About Baix
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Baix is a commune of 1,296 people in the Communauté de communes Ardèche Rhône Coiron. 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.
