La Voulte-sur-Rhône’s grades pull in different directions. Crime runs high (C−): an average of 13.5 recorded violent incidents and 17.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At C overall, La Voulte-sur-Rhône is better than 30% of compared French towns and ranks #12 of 16 in Ardèche. It also trails on jobs & income (D) — 0.9 jobs per working resident; 12.4% unemployment. Where it does best is walkability — 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is another plus (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Voulte-sur-Rhône 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Voulte-sur-Rhône.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in La Voulte-sur-Rhône than in 84% of compared French towns
La Voulte-sur-Rhône comes 14th of the 16 compared towns in Ardèche on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie recorded 132 offenses locally in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
13.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage49
Other physical violence28
Family violence21
Vehicle theft18
Sexual violence10
Theft from vehicles6
Fraud26
Theft without violence25
Drug use22
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.
13.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
132
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery and burglary, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
A walkable place: La Voulte-sur-Rhône beats 82% of compared French towns on foot
Unemployment stood at 12.4%, lower than Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,610 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.6% of working residents in La Voulte-sur-Rhône went to work by public transport.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,750
jobs based in La Voulte-sur-Rhône, 0.9 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
La Voulte-sur-Rhône’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to La Voulte-sur-Rhône is Centre hospitalier de Valence, 9.5 mi away. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in La Voulte-sur-Rhône come to 95 per 100 predicted. 864 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 693: 25% above. At birth, a girl in Ardèche can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in La Voulte-sur-Rhône · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Valence
9.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Valence
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median sale price of homes in La Voulte-sur-Rhône is €1,798/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in La Voulte-sur-Rhône: €2,103/m² for houses, €1,437/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €9.97/m² a month, near Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in the town from July 2023 to June 2026: 146 houses and apartments.
€1,798/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Voulte-sur-Rhône€1,798/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,103/m²
94
Apartments
€1,437/m²
52
€9.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.51/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in La Voulte-sur-Rhône than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, near Ardèche’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). La Voulte-sur-Rhône has a median age of 46.6 years. One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
46.6median age
La Voulte-sur-RhôneArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in La Voulte-sur-Rhône is Fontaine publique. 13% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Ardèche’s towns (13%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Bernard Janvier: XVIII Airborne Corps photograph DS-F-324-32 by SGT Nathan Webster, Public domain · Jean-Jacques d'Azémar: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
La Voulte-sur-Rhône’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Voulte-sur-Rhône
Is La Voulte-sur-Rhône safe?
It grades C− for safety, #14 of 16 in Ardèche.
Are schools in La Voulte-sur-Rhône good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #12 of 21 in Ardèche. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Voulte-sur-Rhône expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Voulte-sur-Rhône grades B+ for cost of living.
About La Voulte-sur-Rhône
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Voulte-sur-Rhône is a commune of 4,854 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
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.
