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The town, home to 1,800 people, lies in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At €2,192/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Beauchastel 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 Beauchastel 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.
Beauchastel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Beauchastel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine publique, in La Voulte-sur-Rhône, 2.2 mi away.
14% 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 Beauchastel.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Beauchastel records 93 deaths per 100 expected, near Ardèche’s towns (90) and higher than compared French towns (88). 165 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 177: 7% below. The nearest emergency department to Beauchastel is Centre hospitalier de Valence, 7.8 mi away. Life expectancy in Ardèche: 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Ardèche’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Beauchastel is 43 years old. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Beauchastel | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Beauchastel: 650, for 900 residents in work (0.7 each). The median disposable income was €24,520 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 3.1% of working residents in Beauchastel to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,192/m²: 54 houses and apartments sold in Beauchastel between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.33/m² a month, close to Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 93% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,123/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les trois ValléesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 88%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Beauchastel. Best known first.
AttractionFonderie de La Voulte-sur-Rhône3.4 km southwest, in La Voulte-sur-RhôneChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bousquet3.2 km west, in Saint-Laurent-du-PapeChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Voulte-sur-Rhône3.5 km southwest, in La Voulte-sur-RhôneAttractionAttractionFontaine de La Voulte-sur-Rhône3.6 km southwest, in La Voulte-sur-RhôneWater parkWater parkEtoile Park 264.7 km northeast, in Étoile-sur-RhônePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Beauchastel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Beauchastel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchastel | 1,800 | — | — | B− | — | C+ |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 4,854 | 1.7 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Charmes-sur-Rhône | 3,143 | 3.1 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Livron-sur-Drôme Drôme | 9,329 | 3.6 | C− | B− | C | C |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône Drôme | 5,468 | 4.1 | B− | C+ | B− | B |
| Portes-lès-Valence Drôme | 10,477 | 4.8 | D | C | C | B− |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme Drôme | 6,614 | 5.2 | C− | B | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Beauchastel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 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 51% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,192/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Beauchastel grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beauchastel is a commune of 1,800 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.