Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 125 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Issarlès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Issarlès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Issarlès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Vachères, in Présailles, 3 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 Issarlès.
People aged 15 to 24 are 6.4% of the population. 36% of residents are 65 or over, above both Ardèche’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Issarlès by age and the one in the middle is 59.4.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Issarlès | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 10% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 11.1%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Ardèche’s towns (13.3%). Median disposable income comes to €22,540 a year per consumption unit. For its 50 residents in work, Issarlès has 50 jobs: 0.6 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Issarlès from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Issarlès. Best known first.
Nothing in Issarlès 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 Issarlès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issarlès | 125 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coubon Haute-Loire | 3,140 | 12 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Langogne Lozère | 2,836 | 12 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade Haute-Loire | 3,432 | 14 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Vals-près-le-Puy Haute-Loire | 3,395 | 15 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Brives-Charensac Haute-Loire | 4,244 | 15 | A | A− | B+ | B |
| Le Puy-en-Velay Haute-Loire | 18,540 | 15 | B | A− | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Issarlès is a commune of 125 people in the Communauté de communes de la Montagne d'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) · 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.