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A town of 1,235 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Flaviac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.2% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.7 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.
The one thing Flaviac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Flaviac 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 Flaviac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont d'Ouveze, in Privas, 3.7 mi away.
14% 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 Flaviac.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Flaviac. Women in Ardèche live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 119 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 112: 6% above.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
36 sales of houses and apartments in Flaviac, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,009/m². The sales split: 81% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,970 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 12.2%, about level with Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.8% of working residents in Flaviac went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
24% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Ardèche’s towns (27%). The median resident of Flaviac is 44.6 years old. The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Flaviac | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Flaviac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Flaviac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaviac | 1,235 | — | — | B+ | — | D |
| Chomérac | 3,183 | 2.8 | — | B | — | B |
| Privas | 8,538 | 3.8 | B− | A− | C | C |
| Le Pouzin | 2,886 | 3.8 | C | B− | C | B− |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 4,854 | 6.9 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme Drôme | 6,614 | 7.2 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Cruas | 2,898 | 7.9 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Flaviac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 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 €2,009/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Flaviac grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Flaviac is a commune of 1,235 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
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.