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Saint-ThoméArdèche

A town of 480 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Saint-Thomé a good place to live?

Saint-Thomé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Saint-Thomé stand out

The one thing Saint-Thomé does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Thomé’s story

Saint-Thomé in pictures

Saint-Thomé has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Vieux château dit Chatelas (vestiges)
  • 1974Most recently protected: Chapelle Saint-Sébastien (ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Thomé.

History

Saint-Thomé keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. Saint-Thomé has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
13th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Saint-Thomé has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Ardèche’s towns (16%). Degrees are held by 38% of adults. Over-65s are 24% of the population.

45.7median age
Saint-ThoméArdèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Thomé
Saint-ThoméArdèche medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–246.9%9.9%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+24%27%22%
No diploma12%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education38%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Saint-Thomé are out of work than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.3%

Per resident in work, Saint-Thomé counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €27,160 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Thomé, 0.3 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Thomé is €10.39/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Saint-Thomé. A house rents for an estimated €9.69/m² a month.

€10.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Thomé€10.39/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardèche median€10.27/m²
€10.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.94 to €13.60/m² a month)
€9.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Chatelas de Saint-Thomé and 2 more in and around Saint-Thomé

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Thomé. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Saint-Thomé

12pages on Saint-Thomé

Landmarks

Saint-Thomé has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Sébastien (ancienne): Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vieux château dit Chatelas (vestiges): Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Thomé

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Thomé yet.

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Saint-Thomé’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ViviersLe TeilChâteauneuf-du-RhôneDonzèreMontélimarVilleneuve-de-BergViviersLe TeilChâteauneuf-du-RhôneDonzèreMontélimarVilleneuve-de-BergSaint-Thomé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Thomé480—————
Viviers3,6333C−B+C+C−
Le Teil8,7264.1C−B+C−C
Châteauneuf-du-Rhône Drôme2,9174.9DC+C−C−
Donzère Drôme6,0086.2DB+CC−
Montélimar Drôme40,5957DC+D−C+
Villeneuve-de-Berg3,0317CB+B+C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Thomé

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Thomé is a commune of 480 people in the Communauté de communes Ardèche Rhône Coiron. 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

Population
480 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ardèche Rhône Coiron
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.8 km²)
INSEE code
07300

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 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.