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ChampagneArdèche

A town of 652 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

652

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.54

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,100

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Champagne a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Reinhardhauke · CC BY-SA 3.0

Champagne’s story

Champagne in pictures

Champagne has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1862First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
2006Most recently protected: Bac à traille

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champagne.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 17% of people in Champagne are 65 or over, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns

The middle age in Champagne is 40.8. 28% of adults hold a degree, higher than Ardèche’s towns (25%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population.

40.8median age

ChampagneArdèche medianFrance median

Ardèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Champagne
	Champagne	Ardèche median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	11%	9.9%	11%
25–44	28%	21%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	17%	27%	22%
No diploma	15%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	18%	18%
Higher education	28%	25%	30%

Full pageChampagne’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages40.8 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households280 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad5.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Champagne?”

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

History

2 historic monuments in Champagne, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Champagne is Église Saint-Pierre. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Pierre

14th c.

oldest protected part

1862

first monument protected

Full pageChampagne’s history pageOpen the page

Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes14% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Champagne?”

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

Work & commute

Champagne has lower unemployment than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%

At the census, 6.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Champagne: 300, for 300 residents in work (1 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,100 a year.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Public transport2%

Bicycle2%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

300

jobs based in Champagne, 1 per working resident

7.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,100

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here300 jobs based here · 1 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,100 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

81.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.7 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 5.5 mi away. Collège pupils travel 1.5 mi to the nearest one.

81.6%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Champagne81.6%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège privé les Goelands PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	79	90%−1 pt

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81.6%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.7 pts against the expected rate

1.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageChampagne’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges81.6% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Champagne is €10.54/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.59/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 26 homes were sold in Champagne.

€10.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Champagne€10.54/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ardèche median€10.27/m²

€10.54/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.36 to €13.30/m² a month)

€9.59/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChampagne’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.54/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Pierre de Champagne and 8 more in and around Champagne

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Champagne. Best known first.

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ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Champagnein town AttractionAttractionPile du bac à traille de Champagnein town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de Colombier-le-Cardinal5 km west, in Colombier-le-Cardinal ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Célestins4.9 km west, in Colombier-le-Cardinal ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Thorrenc5 km southwest, in Thorrenc ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Peyraud3.8 km north, in Peyraud

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Champagne

13pages on Champagne

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.8 mi away Housing26 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute300 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors8% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Champagne has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Bac à trailleMonument · 14th & 15th c.

Église Saint-PierreChurch

Photo credits

Bac à traille: Photo: Domi...nike · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Reinhardhauke · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Champagne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Champagne yet.

How we find them →

Champagne’s 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-Rambert-d'AlbonChanasAnneyronDavézieuxVernosc-lès-AnnonaySalaise-sur-SanneChampagne

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Champagne	652	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Rambert-d'Albon Drôme	7,001	1.8	D	B	D	C
Chanas Isère	2,706	3.1	C⁻	C⁺	C	B⁻
Anneyron Drôme	4,169	4.2	A	C⁺	A	A
Davézieux	3,205	4.9	A⁻	C	A⁻	C⁺
Vernosc-lès-Annonay	2,725	5.2	—	B⁻	—	B⁺
Salaise-sur-Sanne Isère	4,606	5.2	C⁻	C⁺	D	B

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

About Champagne

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Champagne is a commune of 652 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. 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: 652 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche
Département: Ardèche (07)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²)
INSEE code: 07051

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.