Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
263 people call this town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Champagne, 2.2 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux.
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Ardèche’s towns (25%). Also worth knowing: at 46.1, the median resident of Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,020 a year per consumption unit. Public transport took 4.0% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
The market in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux yet.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux is a commune of 263 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. 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
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-Étienne-de-Valoux | 263 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 2,725 | 3.2 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Davézieux | 3,205 | 3.7 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon Drôme | 7,001 | 4 | D | B | D | C |
| Saint-Vallier Drôme | 4,027 | 4.9 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Annonay | 17,274 | 5.2 | B+ | A | C− | B |
| Chanas Isère | 2,706 | 5.2 | C− | C+ | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.