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With 968 residents, it is a town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Paul-le-Jeune is too small for the grades other French towns get. 21% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population. The median price paid is €2,000/m².
The 3 things Saint-Paul-le-Jeune does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Paul-le-Jeune as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de la Lauze, in Banne, 2.7 mi away.
24% 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-Paul-le-Jeune.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 13% of residents. Line up the people of Saint-Paul-le-Jeune by age and the one in the middle is 52.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Paul-le-Jeune | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.6% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Saint-Paul-le-Jeune: 200, for 350 residents in work (0.5 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,050 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.
42 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Paul-le-Jeune from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 93% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,972/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Paul-le-Jeune. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Paul-le-Jeune 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-Paul-le-Jeune 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-Paul-le-Jeune | 968 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 4.1 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Les Vans | 2,662 | 4.6 | C | C | C | B |
| Saint-Ambroix Gard | 3,445 | 6.1 | D− | B | C− | D |
| La Grand-Combe Gard | 4,783 | 10 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Rousson Gard | 4,456 | 11 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers Gard | 3,533 | 11 | — | C | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Paul-le-Jeune is a commune of 968 people in the Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes. 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 8, 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.