Rochemaure has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 2.2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 7.6 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,079/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Ardèche Rhône Coiron. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% 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.
Each subject compares Rochemaure 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 Rochemaure.
Schools
Brevet results near Rochemaure run low: 76.4% passed, below Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 74% of 137 candidates passed the bac pro. The bac pass rate near Rochemaure is 91.0%, below Ardèche’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Rochemaure run higher than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns: a median €27,470 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Rochemaure holds 350 jobs; 950 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 10.7%.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Rochemaure, 0.4 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 17% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Deaths in Rochemaure run below what its ages would predict: 81 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 217 residents of Rochemaure died, against 181 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. In Ardèche, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Rochemaure is Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar, 4.1 mi away.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Rochemaure · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Rochemaure costs less than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,079/m², comes from 56 sales of houses and apartments in Rochemaure from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 89% were houses.
€2,079/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rochemaure€2,079/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,213/m²
50
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €11.97/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ardèche Rhône Coiron
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Rochemaure is higher than in 60% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Rochemaure were burglary than anything else (2025). Over 2025, Rochemaure logged 46 recorded offenses. Violence against people averaged 5.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 18.5.
5.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary20
Criminal damage13
Family violence7
Vehicle theft6
Fraud14
Drug use10
Theft without violence6
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.
5.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
46
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Rochemaure is rich in protected monuments: 22 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Rochemaure: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Domaine de Joviac (également sur commune de Le Teil). Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity. 13% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, above Ardèche’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Line up the people of Rochemaure by age and the one in the middle is 45.9.
45.9median age
RochemaureArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
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%.
Mausolée gallo-romain: Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Anges: Photo: Mcbeaupre / Κοινὴ διάλεκτος · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont de Rochemaure sur le Rhône: Photo: Gérard Métron · CC BY 3.0 · Domaine de Joviac (également sur commune de Le Teil): Photo: Televerseur · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rochemaure
Is Rochemaure safe?
It grades C+ for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Rochemaure good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 96% of 259 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent les Catalins in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Rochemaure expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,079/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Rochemaure grades B+ for cost of living.
About Rochemaure
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rochemaure is a commune of 2,239 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
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.
