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ChâteaubourgArdèche

Home to 227 people, this town lies in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Châteaubourg a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Châteaubourg has none.

Château Durtail
Château Durtail · Inscrit · Photo: Sequajectrof Jacques Forêt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Châteaubourg’s story

Châteaubourg in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Châteaubourg; none is classé, France’s top protection.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Château Durtail
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteaubourg.

History

Old homes shape Châteaubourg: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Châteaubourg; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1927
first monument protected
26%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Who lives here

More people in Châteaubourg hold a degree than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 39%

23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Ardèche’s towns (27%) and near compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

46.9median age
ChâteaubourgArdèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Châteaubourg
ChâteaubourgArdèche medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–249.1%9.9%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+23%27%22%
No diploma13%24%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education39%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 6.7% of commuters in Châteaubourg go to work without a car, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns

Jobs located in Châteaubourg: 100, for 100 residents in work (0.8 each). The median disposable income was €25,700 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735). The jobless rate is 10.6%.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
100
jobs based in Châteaubourg, 0.8 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,700
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, 6 points below the expected rate

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

A collège lies 3 mi away.

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Châteaubourg89.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de CrussolNearest collègeCollègeCollège11089%−6 pts
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Châteaubourg costs less than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.34/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Châteaubourg.

€8.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Châteaubourg€8.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardèche median€10.27/m²
€8.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.48 to €10.73/m² a month)
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Châteaubourg and 3 more in and around Châteaubourg

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Châteaubourg. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Châteaubourg

13pages on Châteaubourg

Landmarks

Châteaubourg has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château Durtail: Photo: Sequajectrof Jacques Forêt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Châteaubourg

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

How we find them →

Châteaubourg’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 →
La Roche-de-GlunPont-de-l'IsèreSaint-PérayBourg-lès-ValenceGuilherand-GrangesTournon-sur-RhôneLa Roche-de-GlunPont-de-l'IsèreSaint-PérayBourg-lès-ValenceGuilherand-GrangesTournon-sur-RhôneChâteaubourg
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Châteaubourg227—————
La Roche-de-Glun Drôme3,5691.6ACA+A−
Pont-de-l'Isère Drôme3,6811.7DCC−D
Saint-Péray7,5803.6A−C+A−A−
Bourg-lès-Valence Drôme19,9924CC+CB−
Guilherand-Granges11,2354.4A−C+B+B+
Tournon-sur-Rhône11,2794.7BBCC+

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

About Châteaubourg

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Châteaubourg is a commune of 227 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

Population
227 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Rhône Crussol
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²)
INSEE code
07059

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.