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A town of 1,000 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Étables has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 32% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 27% of 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.
The one thing Étables does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Étables 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Étables as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église (ancienne), in Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, 4.5 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Étables.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
16 houses and apartments changed hands in Étables from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jobs located in Étables: 150, for 450 residents in work (0.3 each). 5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: households’ median disposable income: €24,690 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.7% of the population. 17% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Étables is older than 40, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Étables | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Étables is Hopitaux Drome Nord Saint Vallier, 6.4 mi away. 55 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 65: 15% below. Average lifespans in Ardèche: 85.9 years for women, 79.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 4 general practitioners here.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Étables. Best known first.
Nothing in Étables is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Étables as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étables | 1,000 | — | — | A+ | — | B |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 11,279 | 5.9 | B | B | C | C+ |
| Tain-l'Hermitage Drôme | 5,915 | 6.1 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Vallier Drôme | 4,027 | 6.7 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Mercurol-Veaunes Drôme | 2,816 | 8.1 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 2,725 | 8.3 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| La Roche-de-Glun Drôme | 3,569 | 8.5 | A | C | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Étables has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 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.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Étables is a commune of 1,000 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo. 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) · 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.