Soyons has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,903/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Rhône Crussol. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Soyons stand out
The one thing Soyons does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Soyons 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 Soyons.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Soyons is better off than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,980 a year per consumption unit
4.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Soyons, 0.6 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The estimated advertised rent in Soyons is €12.43/m² a month, against €10.27/m² in Ardèche’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,903/m²: 88 houses and apartments sold in Soyons between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 88 homes were sold locally. Houses were 70% of what sold.
€2,903/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Soyons€2,903/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,903/m²
62
€12.43/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.83 to €15.72/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.65/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
History
Soyons has 2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 13% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Soyons is Grotte de Néron. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. This Ardèche town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Soyons hold a degree than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 38%
Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Soyons split evenly at 47.6: half are older, half younger.
47.6median age
SoyonsArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Soyons sees fewer deaths than 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Ardèche, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 157 deaths in Soyons from 2016 to 2025; there were 137, 13% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Soyons can choose among 2 GPs.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Soyons · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Valence
3.1 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Soyons
Is Soyons safe?
Soyons has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Soyons good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 117 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Saint-Victor in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Soyons expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,903/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Soyons grades C for cost of living.
About Soyons
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Soyons is a commune of 2,341 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.
