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The town, home to 414 people, lies in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Les Salelles is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for just over two in five homes. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Les Salelles does most differently from other towns.
Les Salelles has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
25% 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 Les Salelles.
The share of residents under 15 is 14%. At 55, the median resident of Les Salelles sits in the middle of the age range. 33% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Ardèche 25%, France 30%).
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.
| Les Salelles | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Households’ median disposable income: €24,040 a year per consumption unit. Les Salelles has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment stood at 12.7%, close to Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léonce VieljeuxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 88%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Les Salelles: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and gardens in and near Les Salelles. Best known first.
Les Salelles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Salelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Salelles | 414 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Vans | 2,662 | 2.4 | C | C | C | B |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 9.6 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Ambroix Gard | 3,445 | 13 | D− | B | C− | D |
| La Grand-Combe Gard | 4,783 | 15 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Rousson Gard | 4,456 | 17 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers Gard | 3,533 | 18 | — | C | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Les Salelles is a commune of 414 people in the Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes. 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 November 4, 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.