Prades has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 32% of 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.
Each subject compares Prades 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prades.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Prades walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%
For its 500 residents in work, Prades has 200 jobs: 0.4 each. Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €25,260 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Prades, 0.4 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 7% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Prades costs less than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.66/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
25 houses and apartments changed hands in Prades from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.92/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 96% were houses.
€8.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Prades€8.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardèche median€10.27/m²
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.88 to €10.89/m² a month)
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ardèche des Sources et Volcans
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Prades, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9% of residents, below Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 24% of residents are 65 or over. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
50.3median age
PradesArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Prades’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 54% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
114 deaths in Prades between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 128: 11% below. Life expectancy at birth in Ardèche is 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Prades is Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas, 4.6 mi away.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Prades · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mine de Champgontier: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne maison forte de Montseveny dite château de Montseveny: Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Prades
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prades yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Prades
Is Prades safe?
Prades has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Prades
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Prades is a commune of 1,195 people in the Communauté de communes Ardèche des Sources et Volcans. 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
1,195 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ardèche des Sources et Volcans
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.
