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A town of 1,366 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Meysse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Meysse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Meysse 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Meysse counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Meysse. Best known first.
MuseumMusée européen de l'aviation de chasse3.4 km south, in MontélimarChâteauChâteauChâteau de Serre-de-Parc3.5 km southeast, in SavasseAttractionAttractionPont de Rochemaure3.4 km south, in AncôneArchaeological siteArchaeological siteAncien port de Montélimar3.1 km south, in AncôneMuseumMuseumMusée de la Nationale 74.3 km southeast, in MontélimarPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meysse.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Meysse can choose among 3 GPs. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Meysse come to 104 per 100 predicted. 84 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 81: 4% above. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Ardèche can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
36 sales of houses and apartments in Meysse, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,885/m². The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,927/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, above Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up 26% of adults. Meysse has a median age of 41.2 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Meysse | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
The protected list starts in the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Meysse is Église (ancienne).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,890 a year. Jobs located in Meysse: 350, for 600 residents in work (0.5 each). At the census, 7.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In all, 16 offenses reached the police record in Meysse in 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 9.9 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 35.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Meysse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église (ancienne): Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Meysse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meysse | 1,366 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Cruas | 2,898 | 3.8 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Montélimar Drôme | 40,595 | 4.1 | D | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Le Teil | 8,726 | 4.9 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron Drôme | 2,592 | 5.8 | — | C− | — | A |
| Chomérac | 3,183 | 7.2 | — | B | — | B |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône Drôme | 2,917 | 8 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Meysse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,885/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Meysse grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Meysse is a commune of 1,366 people in the Communauté de communes Ardèche Rhône Coiron. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.