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A town of 1,040 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Vogüé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 13.2% unemployment. At the median price of €2,325/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 des Gorges de l'Ardèche.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Vogüé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vogüé 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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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vogüé; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vogüé.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Vogüé come to 98 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 98 residents of Vogüé died, against 100 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. Women in Ardèche live to 85.9 on average and men to 79.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Vogüé have one GP on hand.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vogüé; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Ardèche’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Vogüé in two is 48.1. The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Vogüé | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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 estimated advertised rent is €10.01/m² a month, near Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €2,325/m²: 31 houses and apartments sold in Vogüé between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.01/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,950 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 13.2%, about level with Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents in Vogüé at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Vogüé. Best known first.
Vogüé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vogüé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vogüé | 1,040 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | 2,920 | 4.1 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 3,031 | 4.5 | C | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Aubenas | 12,416 | 5.3 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 8.8 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Le Teil | 8,726 | 13 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
| Viviers | 3,633 | 14 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vogüé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 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 €2,325/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vogüé grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vogüé is a commune of 1,040 people in the Communauté de communes des Gorges de l'Ardèche. 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.