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BoffresArdèche

A town of 633 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Boffres a good place to live?

Boffres is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Boffres stand out

The one thing Boffres does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château des Faugs
Château des Faugs · Inscrit · Photo: Charcutaille · CC BY-SA 3.0
Boffres’ story

Boffres in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boffres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 3 people born in Boffres before 1900, the earliest Jacques-Étienne Perrier, in 1765.

  • 1991First protected: Château des Faugs
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boffres.

History

Old homes shape Boffres: 34% 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.

That puts Boffres above both Ardèche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boffres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Boffres are 15 to 24: 8%, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Boffres is below both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 14% of the town.

48.2median age
BoffresArdèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Boffres
BoffresArdèche medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–248%9.9%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+25%27%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education33%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Boffres, 8.3%, runs below Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Boffres comes below both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Boffres has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,010 a year per consumption unit.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Boffres, 0.4 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

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

For Boffres, that is below both Ardèche’s towns (87.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Boffres86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Docteur Pierre DelarbreNearest collègeCollègeCollège6386%±0 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Boffres costs less than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.86/m² a month

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

Boffres sits below both Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boffres€8.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardèche median€10.27/m²
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.99 to €11.25/m² a month)
€9.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château des Faugs and 2 more in and around Boffres

Heritage in and near Boffres. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boffres

13pages on Boffres

Landmarks

Boffres has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château des Faugs: Photo: Charcutaille · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Boffres

3 notable people were born in Boffres.

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Boffres’ neighbors

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

All towns in Ardèche →
Saint-PérayCharmes-sur-RhôneGuilherand-GrangesLa Voulte-sur-RhônePortes-lès-ValenceLa Roche-de-GlunSaint-PérayCharmes-sur-RhôneGuilherand-GrangesLa Voulte-sur-RhônePortes-lès-ValenceLa Roche-de-GlunBoffres
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boffres633—————
Saint-Péray7,5807A−C+A−A−
Charmes-sur-Rhône3,1437.7—B−—A−
Guilherand-Granges11,2358.5A−C+B+B+
La Voulte-sur-Rhône4,8548.8CB+C−C
Portes-lès-Valence Drôme10,4779.4DCCB−
La Roche-de-Glun Drôme3,5699.9ACA+A−

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

About Boffres

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Boffres is a commune of 633 people in the Communauté de communes Rhône Crussol. 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
633 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Rhône Crussol
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
11.9 sq mi (30.8 km²)
INSEE code
07035

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 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.