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A town of 1,687 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Toulaud has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 0% 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 €2,661/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Rhône Crussol. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Toulaud 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.
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Toulaud has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1933.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Toulaud.
Per resident in work, Toulaud counts 0.3 jobs (250 jobs, 850 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €29,240 a year per consumption unit, above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Also worth knowing: 5.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
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. 95 deaths in Toulaud between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 125: 24% below. The nearest emergency department to Toulaud is Clinique Pasteur, 3.8 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 B− to A+.
18% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town, below Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Toulaud has a median age of 46.5 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Toulaud | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 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.
The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity. Toulaud has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.71/m² a month, between Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 43 sales of houses and apartments in Toulaud, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,661/m². Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,649/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Toulaud. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Crussol4.9 km northeast, in Saint-PérayChâteauChâteauMaison Forte de Chomatin townRuinsRuinsTour penchée de Soyons2.8 km southeast, in SoyonsAttractionAttractionLabyrinthe Végétal2.8 km south, in Charmes-sur-RhôneMuseumMuseumMusée Archéologique2.9 km southeast, in SoyonsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Toulaud has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Murailles romaines (ruines): Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Toulaud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulaud | 1,687 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Charmes-sur-Rhône | 3,143 | 2.6 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Saint-Péray | 7,580 | 2.8 | A− | C+ | A− | A− |
| Guilherand-Granges | 11,235 | 3.4 | A− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Portes-lès-Valence Drôme | 10,477 | 3.5 | D | C | C | B− |
| Valence Drôme | 64,458 | 4.5 | D | C+ | D | C+ |
| Bourg-lès-Valence Drôme | 19,992 | 5.2 | C | C+ | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Toulaud has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,661/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Toulaud grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Toulaud is a commune of 1,687 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
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.