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Population 310: a town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Pailharès has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 33% of its housing.
The one thing Pailharès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pailharès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Veyrines, in Saint-Symphorien-de-Mahun, 5.2 mi away.
60% 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 Pailharès.
13% are under 15, below both Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Pailharès | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Pailharès, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 10.4%, lower than Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 6.2% of working residents in Pailharès to work at the census.
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 Pailharès: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Pailharès. Best known first.
Nothing in Pailharès 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 Pailharès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pailharès | 310 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roiffieux | 2,743 | 11 | — | A− | — | A |
| Annonay | 17,274 | 12 | B+ | A | C− | B |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon Haute-Loire | 2,501 | 13 | — | A− | — | B |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 2,725 | 13 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 11,279 | 13 | B | B | C | C+ |
| Tence Haute-Loire | 3,111 | 13 | — | A | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pailharès is a commune of 310 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo. 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.