At under 1,000 residents, Saint-André-en-Vivarais is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over two in five homes here are second homes.
What makes Saint-André-en-Vivarais stand out
The one thing Saint-André-en-Vivarais does most differently from other towns.
Château de Montivert: Photo: Mamilyne · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Beaume: Photo: Mamilyne · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-André-en-Vivarais.
Who lives here
Saint-André-en-Vivarais has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1% are 15 to 24
53.6median age
Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, near Ardèche’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 19% of adults.
Saint-André-en-VivaraisArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-André-en-Vivarais keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-André-en-Vivarais; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-André-en-Vivarais has lower unemployment than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%
1%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 1.1% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 100 residents in work, Saint-André-en-Vivarais has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Half of residents lived on more than €21,540 a year per consumption unit, below Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Saint-André-en-Vivarais, 0.4 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-André-en-Vivarais is a commune of 212 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
Population
212 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val Eyrieux
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
8 sq mi (20.7 km²)
INSEE code
07212
Saint-André-en-Vivarais’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
