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It is a town of 1,164 residents in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Romain-d'Ay’s best grade is for schools (A+) — brevet results 7 points above the expected rate. Housing is within reach (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 28% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (D). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Romain-d'Ay 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-Romain-d'Ay 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-Romain-d'Ay 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-Romain-d'Ay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Satillieu, 3.1 mi away.
16% 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-Romain-d'Ay.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.2 mi away. The closest collège is 3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph en Val d'Ay PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 100%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.13/m² a month. Saint-Romain-d'Ay recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.4% of commuters at the census. Saint-Romain-d'Ay holds 150 jobs; 550 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,270 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. 27% of adults hold a degree, above Ardèche’s towns (25%) but below compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Saint-Romain-d'Ay is 43 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Romain-d'Ay | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Ardèche, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 79.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 71 residents of Saint-Romain-d'Ay died, against 81 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Romain-d'Ay is Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord, 5.2 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Romain-d'Ay. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Romain-d'Ay 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-Romain-d'Ay 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-Romain-d'Ay | 1,164 | — | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Roiffieux | 2,743 | 4 | — | A− | — | A |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 2,725 | 4.5 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Annonay | 17,274 | 5.4 | B+ | A | C− | B |
| Davézieux | 3,205 | 6.2 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Vallier Drôme | 4,027 | 7 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Bourg-Argental Loire | 2,886 | 11 | A+ | A | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Romain-d'Ay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 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 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Romain-d'Ay is a commune of 1,164 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Ay. 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 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.