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1,872 people live in this town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Where it does best is schools: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 5.4 points above the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car (D): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs & income is weaker too: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,432/m² takes 7.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Bassin d'Aubenas.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Sernin 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-Sernin 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-Sernin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Sernin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
12% 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-Sernin.
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, between Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,580 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 4.5% of working residents in Saint-Sernin at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 95% of 125 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away. At the two general lycées, 97% of 447 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-François d'Assise PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 161 | 99%+6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Jules Froment PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 210 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Marcel GimondBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 50 | 96%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, below Ardèche’s towns (27%) but above compared French towns (22%). 17% of residents are children under 15. Typical age in Saint-Sernin: 49.2, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sernin | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 12% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 238 residents of Saint-Sernin died, against 203 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% more. Its care home for older people (55 places) counts its residents as Saint-Sernin’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. Women in Ardèche live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 C− to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.85/m² a month, near Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.55/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,439/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Sernin. Best known first.
Saint-Sernin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Sernin 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-Sernin | 1,872 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | 2,920 | 1.4 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Aubenas | 12,416 | 2.8 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 3,031 | 6.1 | C | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 6.1 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Le Teil | 8,726 | 15 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
| Privas | 8,538 | 15 | B− | A− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Sernin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 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 87% of compared French towns. 97% of 210 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Jules Froment in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Sernin grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Sernin is a commune of 1,872 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin d'Aubenas. 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 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.