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This town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 1,357.
Homes are affordable: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is nearly a quarter of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on schools as well (A): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Walkability is its weak spot (D) — 65% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay 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-lès-Annonay 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-Marcel-lès-Annonay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Claire (ancienne), in Annonay, 3.6 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay 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-Marcel-lès-Annonay.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay from July 2023 to June 2026: 23 houses and apartments. Houses were 96% of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.21/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.3 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du PilatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 95%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 8.9%, below both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €26,120 a year per consumption unit. For its 600 residents in work, Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay has 350 jobs: 0.6 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 96 residents of Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay died, against 113 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. Women in Ardèche live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay is Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord, 3.4 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
21% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Ardèche’s towns (16%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay. Best known first.
Manor houseChâteau de Déomas4.7 km southeast, in AnnonayChâteauChâteauMars3.6 km east, in Boulieu-lès-AnnonayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
2 notable people were born in Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay is a commune of 1,357 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône 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
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-Marcel-lès-Annonay | 1,357 | — | — | A+ | — | B |
| Bourg-Argental Loire | 2,886 | 3.3 | A+ | A | B+ | B |
| Annonay | 17,274 | 3.4 | B+ | A | C− | B |
| Davézieux | 3,205 | 4.1 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Roiffieux | 2,743 | 4.5 | — | A− | — | A |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 2,725 | 6 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Pélussin Loire | 3,727 | 9.4 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.