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MirabelArdèche

A town of 769 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

769

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.17

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,840

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Mirabel a good place to live?

Mirabel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Mirabel stand out

The one thing Mirabel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

21% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Domaine du Pradel, ancien domaine d'Olivier de Serres · Inscrit · Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author early 1900s · Public domain

Mirabel’s story

Mirabel in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mirabel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1972First protected: Ancien château de la Roche
1997Most recently protected: Domaine du Pradel, ancien domaine d'Olivier de Serres

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Nearby attractions

Château de la Roche and 9 more in and around Mirabel

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Mirabel. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rochein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Pradelin town MuseumMuseumMusée Olivier de Serresin town AttractionAttractionBalmes de Montbrun4.4 km northeast, in Saint-Gineys-en-Coiron FortFortPorte de l'Hôpital4.3 km south, in Villeneuve-de-Berg ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Jean-le-Centenier3.2 km east, in Saint-Jean-le-Centenier

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mirabel.

History

Mirabel keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Mirabel is above both Ardèche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mirabel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

13th c.

oldest protected part

1972

first monument protected

Full pageMirabel’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes18% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Mirabel?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Mirabel are under 15, more than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns

In the comparison, Mirabel comes above both Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 20% of the population.

40.9median age

MirabelArdèche medianFrance median

Ardèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP22%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mirabel
	Mirabel	Ardèche median	France median
Under 15	20%	16%	17%
15–24	9.5%	9.9%	11%
25–44	26%	21%	23%
45–64	25%	26%	26%
65+	20%	27%	22%
No diploma	11%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	22%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	18%	18%
Higher education	39%	25%	30%

Full pageMirabel’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages40.9 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households320 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad3.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Mirabel?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Mirabel walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

For Mirabel, that is below both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Mirabel has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €25,840 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Public transport2%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Mirabel, 0.3 per working resident

10.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,840

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMirabel’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€25,840 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

78.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 12 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Mirabel sits below both Ardèche’s towns (87.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

78.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Mirabel78.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège LaboissièreNearest collègeCollège	Collège	87	78%−12 pts

78.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −12 pts against the expected rate

2.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageMirabel’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges78.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mirabel than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.17/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Mirabel below both Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.17/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mirabel€9.17/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ardèche median€10.27/m²

€9.17/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.26 to €11.58/m² a month)

€9.10/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMirabel’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.17/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mirabel

13pages on Mirabel

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.9 mi away Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.9 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mirabel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Ancien château de la RocheChâteau · 13th & 17th c.

Domaine du Pradel, ancien domaine d'Olivier de SerresResidence · 16th & 19th c.

Photo credits

Ancien château de la Roche: Photo: Michael.joffre · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine du Pradel, ancien domaine d'Olivier de Serres: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author early 1900s · Public domain

Famous people from Mirabel

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mirabel yet.

How we find them →

Mirabel’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ardèche →

Villeneuve-de-BergAubenasSaint-Étienne-de-FontbellonVals-les-BainsLe TeilPrivasMirabel

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mirabel	769	—	—	—	—	—
Villeneuve-de-Berg	3,031	2.6	C	B⁺	B⁺	C⁻
Aubenas	12,416	5.4	B⁺	B	D	A⁻
Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon	2,920	5.7	A	C⁺	A	B
Vals-les-Bains	3,474	8.1	A⁻	B	B⁺	B⁺
Le Teil	8,726	9.7	C⁻	B⁺	C⁻	C
Privas	8,538	11	B⁻	A⁻	C	C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Mirabel

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Mirabel is a commune of 769 people in the Communauté de communes Berg et 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

Population: 769 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Berg et Coiron
Département: Ardèche (07)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 7.7 sq mi (20 km²)
INSEE code: 07159

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.