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A town of 1,978 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Montan’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a strength too (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (D): 15% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on jobs & income as well (C+) — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Montan 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.
The 2 things Saint-Montan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Montan 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-Montan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Montan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Claude Raymond Guyon, born in 1773, is the one person born in Saint-Montan before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Montan.
3.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 7.8%, below both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,920 a year per consumption unit.
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 median price, €2,342/m², comes from 48 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Montan from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,342/m² | 48 |
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.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Montan is Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar, 11.7 mi away. 126 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 152: 17% below. Average lifespans in Ardèche: 85.9 years for women, 79.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Montan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level. 17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Ardèche’s towns (16%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Aged 15 to 24: 9.4% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Montan | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, family days out and gardens in and near Saint-Montan. Best known first.
Saint-Montan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Saint-Montan.
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-Montan | 1,978 | — | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Donzère Drôme | 6,008 | 3.5 | D | B+ | C | C− |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | 7,661 | 4 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Viviers | 3,633 | 4 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Pierrelatte Drôme | 13,756 | 5 | C+ | B− | C | B− |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône Drôme | 2,917 | 6 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Le Teil | 8,726 | 8.2 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Montan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,342/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Montan grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Montan is a commune of 1,978 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
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.