Saint-Péray’s strongest is safety — an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes are dear (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on schools (C+) — bac results 1.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.6 points below the expected rate. The overall grade lands at A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. That places it #3 of 16 in Ardèche.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Péray 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-Péray.
Safety
Saint-Péray sees less crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Péray show 104 offenses in 2025. The town comes 2nd of the 16 compared towns in Ardèche on the Safety Grade. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage38
Burglary22
Other physical violence17
Family violence14
Theft from vehicles8
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Fraud38
Theft without violence26
Drug use12
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.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
104
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.2%
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 · When sexual violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Saint-Péray, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 828 deaths in Saint-Péray from 2016 to 2025; there were 757, 9% fewer. Life expectancy in Ardèche: 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 18 GPs practise here.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Saint-Péray · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Pasteur
3.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Valence
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A home in Saint-Péray sells for €2,926/m², more than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,910/m² in Saint-Péray, apartments for €3,002/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €12.13/m² a month, above Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). This Ardèche town recorded 222 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,926/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Péray€2,926/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,910/m²
156
Apartments
€3,002/m²
66
€12.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.56 to €15.40/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Rhône Crussol
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Saint-Péray run higher than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,100 a year per consumption unit
8.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 3,150 residents in work, Saint-Péray has 2,200 jobs: 0.7 each. Bus, tram or train carried 4.6% of working residents in Saint-Péray to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport5%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,200
jobs based in Saint-Péray, 0.7 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
91.6% passed the bac at the lycées near Saint-Péray (Ardèche towns 94.1%, compared French towns 92.9%)
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 82% of 141 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.7 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #14 of 21 in Ardèche.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Péray has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, between Ardèche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Péray is a graduates’ town: 38% hold a degree, more than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, near Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are a quarter of the population. Ages in Saint-Péray split evenly at 47.6: half are older, half younger.
47.6median age
Saint-PérayArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Péray
Is Saint-Péray safe?
It grades A− for safety, #2 of 16 in Ardèche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Péray good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #14 of 21 in Ardèche. 96% of 178 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Émile Loubet in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Péray expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Péray grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Péray
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Péray is a commune of 7,580 people in the Communauté de communes Rhône Crussol. 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
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.
