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In Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 1,618 residents.
Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.6% unemployment. At €2,281/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche. It lags on walkability as well: 66% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Laurent-du-Pape has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Laurent-du-Pape with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Laurent-du-Pape has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Saint-Laurent-du-Pape has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
28% 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-Laurent-du-Pape.
Half of residents lived on more than €26,170 a year per consumption unit, above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). A tenth of the labour force are out of work. Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.6% of working residents in Saint-Laurent-du-Pape went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Saint-Laurent-du-Pape has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
31% of adults hold a degree, higher than Ardèche’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Laurent-du-Pape | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,281/m²: 51 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Laurent-du-Pape between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.90/m² a month, close to Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.98/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,281/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
144 deaths in Saint-Laurent-du-Pape between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 165: 13% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Laurent-du-Pape is Centre hospitalier de Valence, 9.5 mi away. Life expectancy in Ardèche: 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 9.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les trois ValléesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 88%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Laurent-du-Pape. Best known first.
AttractionFonderie de La Voulte-sur-Rhône2.9 km southeast, in La Voulte-sur-RhôneChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Voulte-sur-Rhône3.2 km southeast, in La Voulte-sur-RhôneAttractionAttractionFontaine de La Voulte-sur-Rhône3.2 km southeast, in La Voulte-sur-RhôneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Souchet2.4 km east, in La Voulte-sur-RhôneChâteauChâteauRuines du Château de Beauchastel3 km east, in BeauchastelPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Saint-Laurent-du-Pape has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Bousquet: Photo: Televerseur · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Laurent-du-Pape 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-Laurent-du-Pape | 1,618 | — | — | B− | — | B− |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 4,854 | 1.7 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Charmes-sur-Rhône | 3,143 | 4.8 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Livron-sur-Drôme Drôme | 9,329 | 4.9 | C− | B− | C | C |
| Le Pouzin | 2,886 | 5.2 | C | B− | C | B− |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme Drôme | 6,614 | 5.8 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône Drôme | 5,468 | 6.3 | B− | C+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Laurent-du-Pape has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,281/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Laurent-du-Pape grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Laurent-du-Pape is a commune of 1,618 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.