Is Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades a good place to live?
Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for two in five homes. 46% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades stand out
The 2 things Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades does most differently from other towns.
Oppidum de la Fare · Classé · Photo: Binnette · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades’ story
Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades.
Who lives here
Children make up only 5.8% of Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns
Over-65s are 46% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of residents, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 23% of adults.
62.7median age
Saint-Andéol-de-FourchadesArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
46%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades are out of work than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: 21.1%
13.3% of Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 87% drove.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot13%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades, 0.3 per working resident
21.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades is a commune of 52 people in the Communauté de communes Val Eyrieux. 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.
