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ChassiersArdèche

A town of 989 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Chassiers a good place to live?

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

What makes Chassiers stand out

The 2 things Chassiers does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Patrice78500 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chassiers’ story

Chassiers in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Chassiers: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1907First protected: Chapelle double des Pénitents
  • 1988Most recently protected: Château de Lamothe
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Nearby attractions

Château de Lamothe and 9 more in and around Chassiers

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassiers.

Who lives here

Few people in Chassiers are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 29% of residents are 65 or over. Line up the people of Chassiers by age and the one in the middle is 52.7.

52.7median age
ChassiersArdèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Chassiers
ChassiersArdèche medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–247%9.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+29%27%22%
No diploma26%24%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education28%25%30%

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

History

Chassiers keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Chassiers is Chapelle double des Pénitents. 2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 4.4% of commuters in Chassiers go to work without a car, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns

13.3% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €25,170 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735). 400 jobs are based in Chassiers, for 300 working residents (1.3 per worker).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Chassiers, 1.3 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

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

General-bac pupils go 6 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 0.8 mi off.

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chassiers89.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège la SégalièreNearest collègeCollègeCollège4789%−1 pt
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
0.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The median sale price of homes in Chassiers is €2,111/m²

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

The estimated advertised rent is €10.32/m² a month, about level with Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Chassiers recorded 41 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.

€2,111/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Chassiers€2,111/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,092/m²40
€10.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.64 to €13.95/m² a month)
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chassiers

14pages on Chassiers

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Chassiers: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Chapelle double des Pénitents: Photo: Wayne77 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Lamothe: Photo: 0ups · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chassiers

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

How we find them →

Chassiers’ 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-Étienne-de-FontbellonAubenasVals-les-BainsVilleneuve-de-BergLes VansSaint-Étienne-de-FontbellonAubenasVals-les-BainsVilleneuve-de-BergLes VansChassiers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chassiers989—————
Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon2,9204.8AC+AB
Aubenas12,4166.1B+BDA−
Vals-les-Bains3,4748.1A−BB+B+
Villeneuve-de-Berg3,03110CB+B+C−
Les Vans2,66213CCCB

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

About Chassiers

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chassiers is a commune of 989 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Ligne. 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
989 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val de Ligne
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.8 sq mi (12.4 km²)
INSEE code
07058

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 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.