Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 824.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines), in Cruas, 2.9 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès is 46.9. 17% of residents are children under 15.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,180 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and compared French towns (€25,970). Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 2.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
General-bac pupils go 6.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert MercoyrolNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 79%−11 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.
17 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès yet.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Vincent-de-Barrès is a commune of 824 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
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-Vincent-de-Barrès | 824 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cruas | 2,898 | 3.2 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Chomérac | 3,183 | 3.6 | — | B | — | B |
| Le Pouzin | 2,886 | 6.4 | C | B− | C | B− |
| Privas | 8,538 | 7.1 | B− | A− | C | C |
| Montélimar Drôme | 40,595 | 7.8 | D | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Le Teil | 8,726 | 8 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.