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A town of 1,934 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Félines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,137/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône Agglo. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 4.6% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Félines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Félines 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Félines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Champagne, 4.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Félines.
That puts Félines below both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €29,080 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Félines is below both Ardèche’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 19% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Félines | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 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.
In the comparison, Félines comes below both Ardèche’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). 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.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,137/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Félines from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €10.41/m² a month, close to Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,270/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Félines. Best known first.
Nothing in Félines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Félines yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Félines | 1,934 | — | — | B | — | A− |
| Chanas Isère | 2,706 | 4.3 | C− | C+ | C | B− |
| Davézieux | 3,205 | 4.5 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne Isère | 4,606 | 4.5 | C− | C+ | D | B |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon Drôme | 7,001 | 4.9 | D | B | D | C |
| Le Péage-de-Roussillon Isère | 6,718 | 5 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| Roussillon Isère | 8,595 | 5.4 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Félines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,137/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Félines grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Félines is a commune of 1,934 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône 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) · 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.