Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sablières.
Who lives here
Sablières has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6% are 15 to 24
30% of residents are 65 or over, above Ardèche’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half the people of Sablières are older than 55. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
55median age
SablièresArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Sablières: 65% were built before 1919, more than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sablières has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Sablières run lower than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €18,910 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 12.3%, lower than Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Sablières has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Public transport took 7.0% of Sablières’ working residents to work at the census.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
On foot9%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Sablières, 0.6 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sablières
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sablières is a commune of 166 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
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.
