Coux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 34% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Coux 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coux.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Coux has lower unemployment than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%
For Coux, that is below both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Coux has 100 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,120 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Bicycle4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
100
jobs based in Coux, 0.1 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Coux costs less than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.66/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Coux sits below both Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €2,090/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Coux from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,090/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Coux€2,090/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,095/m²
40
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.79 to €11.03/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Coux records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 90 in Ardèche’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 128 residents of Coux died, against 151 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Coux · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Privas Ardeche
13.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Coux: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Coux is above both Ardèche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Coux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Coux
Is Coux safe?
Coux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Coux good?
They grade B, better than 55% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 41 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé du Sacré-Coeur Notre-Dame in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Coux expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,090/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Coux grades B+ for cost of living.
About Coux
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coux is a commune of 1,635 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
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.
