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Over-65s are 31% of the population. Population 11,235: a town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its strongest subject is walkability: 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs & income is a strength too (A−): 1 job per working resident; 8.2% unemployment. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 2.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,375/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Rhône Crussol. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of #5 of 16 in Ardèche. Nationally, it does better than 76% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Guilherand-Granges does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Guilherand-Granges 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 Guilherand-Granges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Monument aux morts, in Valence, 0.7 mi away.
2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Guilherand-Granges. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Crussol1.7 km northwest, in Saint-Péray
AttractionKiosque Peynet1.3 km east, in Valence
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Archéologie de Valence1.3 km east, in Valence
MuseumCentre du patrimoine arménien de Valence1.7 km east, in ValenceAttractionAttractionMaison des Têtes de Valence1.4 km east, in ValencePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guilherand-Granges.
The census found 21.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 8.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,330 a year per consumption unit. For its 4,650 residents in work, Guilherand-Granges has 4,850 jobs: 1 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 35% have a degree. 31% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Ardèche’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Guilherand-Granges is 49 years old.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Guilherand-Granges | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 77% passed the bac pro, of 394 candidates at 5 lycées. The town’s schools place #17 of 21 in Ardèche on results. The brevet pass rate near Guilherand-Granges is 86.6%, about level with both Ardèche’s towns (87.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles de GaulleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 92%+1 pt |
| Lycée général Émile LoubetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 178 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège Émile LoubetBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 85 | 76%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.2 violent offenses and 12.7 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. For 2025, the figures show 232 offenses in Guilherand-Granges. Also worth knowing: in 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Ardèche: 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,450 deaths in Guilherand-Granges from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,335, 8% fewer. There are 11 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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,375/m²: 499 houses and apartments sold in Guilherand-Granges between July 2023 and June 2026. Apartments in Guilherand-Granges sell for €2,132/m², houses for €2,767/m². Houses were a third of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,767/m² | 163 |
| Apartments | €2,132/m² | 336 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Guilherand-Granges is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
9 notable people were born in Guilherand-Granges.
Angèle Hug: Lomita, CC BY 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilherand-Granges | 11,235 | — | A− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Valence Drôme | 64,458 | 1.6 | D | C+ | D | C+ |
| Saint-Péray | 7,580 | 1.7 | A− | C+ | A− | A− |
| Bourg-lès-Valence Drôme | 19,992 | 1.8 | C | C+ | C | B− |
| Portes-lès-Valence Drôme | 10,477 | 4.2 | D | C | C | B− |
| Malissard Drôme | 3,294 | 4.6 | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence Drôme | 6,176 | 4.8 | C | C | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #6 of 16 in Ardèche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 71 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #17 of 21 in Ardèche. 96% of 178 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Émile Loubet in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,375/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Guilherand-Granges grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Guilherand-Granges is a commune of 11,235 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
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.