Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
118 people call this town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Mélany has none. Second homes make up nearly two thirds of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Mélany does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Mélany as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont du Gua sur la Beaume, in Beaumont, 3.4 mi away.
59% 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-Mélany.
28% of residents are 65 or over, near Ardèche’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 3.8% of residents. Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mélany | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 42% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 7.3%. Saint-Mélany holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Bus, tram or train carried 11.3% of working residents in Saint-Mélany 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-Mélany: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Mélany 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-Mélany 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-Mélany | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Vans | 2,662 | 9.2 | C | C | C | B |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | 2,920 | 13 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Aubenas | 12,416 | 14 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 15 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 17 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Mélany is a commune of 118 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Beaume-Drobie. 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 October 30, 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.