Vernosc-lès-Annonay’s strongest is schools: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Add health to its strengths (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,513/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône Agglo. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 38% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Vernosc-lès-Annonay has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vernosc-lès-Annonay 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Pont suspendu sur la Cance dit Pont du Moulin (ancien) · Classé · Photo: François Bassaget · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vernosc-lès-Annonay’s story
Vernosc-lès-Annonay in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vernosc-lès-Annonay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1981First protected: Pont suspendu sur la Cance dit Pont du Moulin (ancien)
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vernosc-lès-Annonay.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Vernosc-lès-Annonay has lower unemployment than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
Half of residents lived on more than €27,000 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and near compared French towns (€25,970). For its 1,200 residents in work, Vernosc-lès-Annonay has 300 jobs: 0.2 each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.1% of commuters at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Vernosc-lès-Annonay, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
87.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.2 mi off. Its collèges and lycées rank #4 of 21 in Ardèche on results. At the two general lycées, 97% of 642 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Vernosc-lès-Annonay loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 82 per 100 expected, below Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 171 residents of Vernosc-lès-Annonay died, against 209 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Ardèche is 85.9 years for women and 79.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises locally.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Vernosc-lès-Annonay · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord
2.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord
85.9 · 79.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardèche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
1 historic monument in Vernosc-lès-Annonay, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 11% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Vernosc-lès-Annonay is Pont suspendu sur la Cance dit Pont du Moulin (ancien). The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A younger town: only 21% of people in Vernosc-lès-Annonay are 65 or over, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 29% have a degree. The age that splits Vernosc-lès-Annonay in two is 45.1.
45.1median age
Vernosc-lès-AnnonayArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
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
HousingCost of living B−
Vernosc-lès-Annonay gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
57 sales of houses and apartments in Vernosc-lès-Annonay, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,513/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €10.54/m² a month, close to Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,513/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vernosc-lès-Annonay€2,513/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,481/m²
56
€10.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.36 to €13.30/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Annonay Rhône Agglo
Pont suspendu sur la Cance dit Pont du Moulin (ancien): Photo: François Bassaget · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont suspendu sur la Cance dit Pont du Moulin (ancien): Photo: François Bassaget · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Vernosc-lès-Annonay
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vernosc-lès-Annonay yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vernosc-lès-Annonay
Is Vernosc-lès-Annonay safe?
Vernosc-lès-Annonay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vernosc-lès-Annonay good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #4 of 21 in Ardèche. The lycée stands out: 99% of 350 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Denis in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vernosc-lès-Annonay expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,513/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vernosc-lès-Annonay grades B− for cost of living.
About Vernosc-lès-Annonay
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vernosc-lès-Annonay is a commune of 2,725 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
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.
