Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 3,143 residents and lies in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Health is its strong suit (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus (A−) — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. School results trail most towns: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,731/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Rhône Crussol.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Charmes-sur-Rhône has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Charmes-sur-Rhône does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Charmes-sur-Rhône 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.
Charmes-sur-Rhône has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Charmes-sur-Rhône as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte de Néron, in Soyons, 1.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Charmes-sur-Rhône. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charmes-sur-Rhône.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #19 of 21 in Ardèche. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MacéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 146 | 84%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
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. 291 deaths in Charmes-sur-Rhône between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 294: 1% below. This Ardèche town has 2 family doctors.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Ardèche’s towns (27%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Charmes-sur-Rhône | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Charmes-sur-Rhône is the second most expensive of the 22 towns in Ardèche, at €2,731/m². 68 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,731/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.36/m² a month, between Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,731/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,780 a year. 7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Charmes-sur-Rhône is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Charmes-sur-Rhône.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmes-sur-Rhône | 3,143 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Portes-lès-Valence Drôme | 10,477 | 2.1 | D | C | C | B− |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône Drôme | 5,468 | 3.2 | B− | C+ | B− | B |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 4,854 | 4.8 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Guilherand-Granges | 11,235 | 5 | A− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Péray | 7,580 | 5.1 | A− | C+ | A− | A− |
| Beaumont-lès-Valence Drôme | 4,337 | 5.3 | C+ | C− | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Charmes-sur-Rhône has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns and #19 of 21 in Ardèche. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,731/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Charmes-sur-Rhône grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Charmes-sur-Rhône is a commune of 3,143 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
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 November 4, 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.