Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 146 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Laboule is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Laboule does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laboule as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont du Gua sur la Beaume, in Beaumont, 3 mi away.
49% 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 Laboule.
Degrees are held by 43% of adults, above both Ardèche’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 2% of residents. Laboule has a median age of 56 years.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Laboule | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Laboule has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 15.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
6 houses and apartments changed hands in Laboule from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Laboule 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 Laboule 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboule | 146 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | 2,920 | 10 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 11 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Aubenas | 12,416 | 11 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Les Vans | 2,662 | 13 | C | C | C | B |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 3,031 | 16 | C | B+ | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Laboule is a commune of 146 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Beaume-Drobie. 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.