Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A): four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Tournon-sur-Rhône’s overall grade, B, puts it better than 58% of compared French towns. It ranks #8 of 16 in Ardèche. Schools are a strength too (B+): bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. What holds it back is safety — an average of 12 recorded violent incidents and 13.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,067/m² takes 5.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo. Health is weaker too (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Tournon-sur-Rhône 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Château · Classé · Photo: Charcutaille · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tournon-sur-Rhône’s story
Tournon-sur-Rhône in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 14 historic monuments in Tournon-sur-Rhône: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 12 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 89% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
More commuters in Tournon-sur-Rhône walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 23.5%
The median disposable income is €24,740 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.3%, between Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Tournon-sur-Rhône number 6,150, against 4,550 residents in work (1.3 per worker).
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot11%
Bicycle9%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,150
jobs based in Tournon-sur-Rhône, 1.3 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Tournon-sur-Rhône has more crime per resident than 69% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Tournon-sur-Rhône was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 250 offenses recorded here.
12recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage89
Other physical violence40
Family violence33
Burglary30
Sexual violence23
Theft from vehicles23
Vehicle theft12
Drug use115
Theft without violence109
Fraud61
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
250
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Tournon-sur-Rhône, 93 per 100, but more than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Ardèche live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,456 deaths in Tournon-sur-Rhône between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,271: 15% above. The nearest emergency department to Tournon-sur-Rhône is Hopitaux Drome Nord Saint Vallier, 7.9 mi away. 4 GPs practise locally.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Tournon-sur-Rhône · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Drome Nord Saint Vallier
9.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Tournon-sur-Rhône sell for €2,402/m² and apartments for €1,883/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €10.84/m² a month, higher than Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €9.70/m² a month.
€2,067/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tournon-sur-Rhône€2,067/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,402/m²
168
Apartments
€1,883/m²
290
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €14.02/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,220
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Tournon-sur-Rhône skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns
Among adults, 32% have a degree. Residents of Tournon-sur-Rhône have a median age of 44.3. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Ardèche’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%).
44.3median age
Tournon-sur-RhôneArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
The Culture ministry lists 14 historic monuments in Tournon-sur-Rhône: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Julien: Photo: 44 penguins (Arnold) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lycée d'État Gabriel-Faure: Photo: Nicolas Courtial · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont sur le Doux dit le Grand Pont: Photo: Хрюша · CC BY-SA 3.0
François de Tournon: François de Dijon, Public domain · Sébastien Joly: Petit Brun, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hervé Giraud: GIRAUD07, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Just de Lyon: sailko, CC BY 2.5 · Léon Perrier: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain · Rafik Boujedra: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tournon-sur-Rhône’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tournon-sur-Rhône
Is Tournon-sur-Rhône safe?
It grades C for safety, #10 of 16 in Ardèche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 30 burglaries and 89 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tournon-sur-Rhône good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #3 of 21 in Ardèche. 98% of 153 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Sacré-Coeur in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tournon-sur-Rhône expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tournon-sur-Rhône grades B for cost of living.
About Tournon-sur-Rhône
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tournon-sur-Rhône is a commune of 11,279 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche 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
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.
