Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,272/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche. Getting around depends on the car (C−): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche 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-Marcel-d'Ardèche 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche has lower unemployment than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 9.0%
Half of residents lived on more than €26,910 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche has 400 jobs for 950 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche, 0.4 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche sees fewer deaths than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 80 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Ardèche, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 79.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 190 deaths in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 238: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze, 11.6 mi away.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze
12.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. 32% of adults hold a degree, above Ardèche’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche has a median age of 51.5.
51.5median age
Saint-Marcel-d'ArdècheArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
HousingCost of living B−
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche is graded a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.52/m² a month, about level with Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €2,272/m²: 60 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 93% were houses.
€2,272/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche€2,272/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,331/m²
56
€10.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.45 to €13.08/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people ran at 4.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 7.8 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 17 offenses in Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud11
Theft without violence7
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
25.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 25.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Dolmen du Pradinas and 3 more in and around Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche
Is Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche safe?
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,272/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche grades B− for cost of living.
About Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche is a commune of 2,346 people in the Communauté de communes du Rhône aux Gorges de l'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
Population
2,346 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
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.
