Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 328 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chalencon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Chalencon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chalencon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
François Dautheville, born in 1792, is the one person born in Chalencon before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chalencon.
27% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Ardèche’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9% of residents. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Chalencon | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chalencon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Median disposable income comes to €21,420 a year per consumption unit. For its 150 residents in work, Chalencon has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. Bus, tram or train carried 2.4% of working residents in Chalencon 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.
House rents are put at about €6.79/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 27 homes in Chalencon. The sales split: 81% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Chalencon. Best known first.
Chalencon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Porte de ville (ancienne): Photo: ValentinCh07 · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Chalencon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalencon | 328 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Cheylard | 2,803 | 7.3 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Privas | 8,538 | 10 | B− | A− | C | C |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 4,854 | 12 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Le Pouzin | 2,886 | 12 | C | B− | C | B− |
| Chomérac | 3,183 | 13 | — | B | — | B |
| Charmes-sur-Rhône | 3,143 | 13 | — | B− | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chalencon is a commune of 328 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) · 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.