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This town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 268.
There are no grades for Malarce-sur-la-Thines: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 56% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Malarce-sur-la-Thines does most differently from other towns.
Malarce-sur-la-Thines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malarce-sur-la-Thines.
13% are under 15, below Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 42% of adults. The age that splits Malarce-sur-la-Thines in two is 50.5.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Malarce-sur-la-Thines | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Malarce-sur-la-Thines is Église de Thines.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 23.9%, higher than both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.9% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 100 residents in work, Malarce-sur-la-Thines has 50 jobs: 0.4 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.
The market in Malarce-sur-la-Thines: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.37/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Malarce-sur-la-Thines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de Thines: Photo: Patrice78500 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Malarce-sur-la-Thines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malarce-sur-la-Thines | 268 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Vans | 2,662 | 5.8 | C | C | C | B |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 12 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Ambroix Gard | 3,445 | 16 | D− | B | C− | D |
| La Grand-Combe Gard | 4,783 | 17 | C | A | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Malarce-sur-la-Thines is a commune of 268 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.