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A town of 2,385 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Peaugres has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,426/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône Agglo. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Peaugres does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Peaugres 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Peaugres as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Champagne, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Peaugres. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peaugres.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 109 residents of Peaugres died, against 165 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 34% fewer. Women in Ardèche live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 3 family doctors.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.9 mi away. Collège pupils travel 3.1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la LombardièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 90 | 83%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Peaugres holds 600 jobs; 1,100 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. The median disposable income is €28,400 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under-15s account for 20% of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.7%, below Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Peaugres | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,426/m², comes from 49 sales of houses and apartments in Peaugres from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.41/m² a month, near Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 49 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,603/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Peaugres 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 Peaugres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peaugres | 2,385 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Davézieux | 3,205 | 2.6 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Annonay | 17,274 | 4.1 | B+ | A | C− | B |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 2,725 | 4.4 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon Drôme | 7,001 | 4.8 | D | B | D | C |
| Chanas Isère | 2,706 | 4.9 | C− | C+ | C | B− |
| Roiffieux | 2,743 | 5.5 | — | A− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Peaugres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,426/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Peaugres grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Peaugres is a commune of 2,385 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône 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) · 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.