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1,112 residents make their home in this town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability — 60% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for cost of living and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Talencieux 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.
The one thing Talencieux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Talencieux 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.
Talencieux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Talencieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruine romaine, dite la Sarrazinière, in Andance, 1.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Talencieux.
The median disposable income was €27,470 a year per consumption unit, above both Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Talencieux number 100, against 550 residents in work (0.1 per worker). At the census, 4.1% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Ardèche can expect 85.9 years and a boy 79.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 55 deaths in Talencieux between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 67: 18% below. The nearest emergency department to Talencieux is Hopitaux Drome Nord Saint Vallier, 3.9 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Graduates make up just over a third of adults. 19% are under 15, above both Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Talencieux has a median age of 42.9 years.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Talencieux | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Talencieux: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 85% of 55 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Collège pupils travel 3.8 mi to the nearest one. Near Talencieux, 93.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with both Ardèche’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée polyvalent Henri LaurensNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 125 | 97%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Talencieux. Best known first.
Nothing in Talencieux 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 Talencieux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talencieux | 1,112 | — | — | B | — | B+ |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 2,725 | 2.8 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Vallier Drôme | 4,027 | 3.4 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Davézieux | 3,205 | 4.2 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Annonay | 17,274 | 5.3 | B+ | A | C− | B |
| Roiffieux | 2,743 | 5.5 | — | A− | — | A |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon Drôme | 7,001 | 5.5 | D | B | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Talencieux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Talencieux is a commune of 1,112 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône Agglo. 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.