Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 1,319.
Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is schools — brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−): 1.2 jobs per working resident; 16.4% unemployment. At the median price of €2,533/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays Beaume-Drobie.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Rosières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Rosières does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rosières 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.
Rosières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rosières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison Bastide (annexe de la mairie), in Largentière, 3.9 mi away.
23% 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 Rosières.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Rosières, 85.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (87.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.8 mi off. The nearest collège is 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vallée de la BeaumeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 85%−9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €23,730 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.8% of working residents in Rosières didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. 22% of adults hold a degree, below both Ardèche’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Rosières are older than 49.4.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Rosières | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Rosières is Ch Ardeche Meridionale Aubenas, 10.9 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 132 residents of Rosières died, against 158 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. At birth, a girl in Ardèche can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,533/m², comes from 42 sales of houses and apartments in Rosières from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.01/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,533/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Rosières. Best known first.
Nothing in Rosières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Rosières.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosières | 1,319 | — | — | C+ | — | B |
| Les Vans | 2,662 | 8.7 | C | C | C | B |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | 2,920 | 9.4 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Aubenas | 12,416 | 11 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 3,031 | 13 | C | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 13 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 16 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Rosières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 13.7 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 8% 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 €2,533/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Rosières grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rosières is a commune of 1,319 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Beaume-Drobie. 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.