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858 people call this town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église (ancienne), in Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, 4.3 mi away.
21% 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 Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain.
22% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Ardèche’s towns (27%) and near compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.9% of the population. Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain has a median age of 43.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €24,080 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain number 100, against 400 residents in work (0.3 per worker). At the census, 6.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 26 homes in Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain | 858 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 11,279 | 4.6 | B | B | C | C+ |
| Tain-l'Hermitage Drôme | 5,915 | 5.3 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| La Roche-de-Glun Drôme | 3,569 | 5.9 | A | C | A+ | A− |
| Pont-de-l'Isère Drôme | 3,681 | 6.9 | D | C | C− | D |
| Mercurol-Veaunes Drôme | 2,816 | 7.5 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Saint-Péray | 7,580 | 8.9 | A− | C+ | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain is a commune of 858 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo. 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) · 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 November 4, 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.