Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is a strength too (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. Most journeys need a car (C): nearly four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Boulieu-lès-Annonay 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 Boulieu-lès-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.
Maison du 16e siècle: Photo: François Bassaget · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boulieu-lès-Annonay.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Boulieu-lès-Annonay sees fewer deaths than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 72 per 100 expected
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Ardèche: 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 182 residents of Boulieu-lès-Annonay died, against 227 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Boulieu-lès-Annonay is Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord, 2 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Boulieu-lès-Annonay · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord
2.2 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
Renting in Boulieu-lès-Annonay costs less than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.69/m² a month
€1,964/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,964/m², comes from 56 sales of houses and apartments in Boulieu-lès-Annonay from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for just over four in five sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 56 homes were sold locally.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Boulieu-lès-Annonay€1,964/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,106/m²
46
€9.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.51 to €12.51/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône Agglo
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer commuters in Boulieu-lès-Annonay walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 3.5%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,740 a year. No commute at all: 2.7% of working residents in Boulieu-lès-Annonay at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Boulieu-lès-Annonay, 0.5 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Boulieu-lès-Annonay keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Boulieu-lès-Annonay; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
47.3median age
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, below Ardèche’s towns (27%) but above compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Boulieu-lès-Annonay in two is 47.3. 26% of adults hold a degree.
Boulieu-lès-AnnonayArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
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
Safety
Boulieu-lès-Annonay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in Boulieu-lès-Annonay. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 3.6 violent offenses and 5.7 graded property crimes a year. Police and gendarmerie recorded 11 offenses locally in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence6
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence5
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.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
38.0%
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 38.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Boulieu-lès-Annonay is a commune of 2,248 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
Population
2,248 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône Agglo
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code
07041
Boulieu-lès-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 Boulieu-lès-Annonay
Is Boulieu-lès-Annonay safe?
Boulieu-lès-Annonay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Boulieu-lès-Annonay good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. 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 Boulieu-lès-Annonay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,964/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Boulieu-lès-Annonay grades B+ for cost of living.
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