France Travail by phone at 3995.

• Annonay agency (34 boulevard de la République, Annonay)
• Tournon sur Rhône agency (123 impasse Olympe de Gouges, Tournon-sur-Rhônes)
• Privas agency (116 rue des Genevriers, Privas)
• Aubenas agency (71 chemin de la Charreyrasse, Aubenas)

Find the full list of agencies on the France Travail website.

Missions locales Ardèche

Mission locale Ardèche méridionale, 2 place Jean Marze, 07200 Aubenas.  04 75 89 20 00 - mission.locale@mlam.fr

Mission locale centre Ardèche, 78 rue Kléber, 07400 Le Teil.  04 87 73 73 73 - missionlocale@mlca.fr

Mission locale nord Ardèche 6 allée Nicolas Copernic 07100 Annonay.  04 75 67 05 07 - contact07@mlna.fr  

Cap emploi Ardèche – Drôme 

Quartier Queue du Loup, 85 impasse de l’Ouvèze, 07000, Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban.  04 69 23 05 50

• Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Ardèche
• Chamber of Trades and Crafts (CMA) Ardèche
• Ardèche chamber of Agriculture

GEIQ BTP Isère Drôme Ardèche, recrut@legeiqbtp.fr.  04 74 84 16 75

Forum réfugiés. 8 boulevard Lancelot, 07000 Privas.  04 78 03 74 45 - direction@forumrefugies.org

Ardèche network "Les entreprises s'engagent".

The mediator of the Ardèche Prefecture’s Digital Reception Point for ANEF procedures can assist your employee with completing their online immigration-related procedures (ANEF residence permit applications, validation of long-stay visas serving as residence permits, and naturalisation applications).

Address: Ardèche Prefecture, Immigration Office, 4 Boulevard du Vernon, 07000 Privas.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

To book an appointment:

• Online, on the rdv-prefecture website
• By email: pref-pan@ardeche.gouv.fr
• By phone: 04 75 66 50 59

Don't make a trip for no reason—make an appointment! 

The advisors at France Services centres help users complete their administrative procedures linked to 12 national partners: CAF, CPAM, CARSAT, Chèque énergie, Finances publiques, France Rénov’, France Titres, France Travail, La Poste, Urssaf, MSA, and Point Justice.

They can help your employee resolve complex situations by liaising with a contact person within these partner networks, and can also support them in using digital tools (creating an email address, scanning documents needed for administrative applications, etc.).

You can find the list of France Services centres in Ardèche here.

Public writer services aim to support users in completing their administrative procedures, understanding and drafting administrative letters, and helping them become more autonomous in accessing their rights.

Porte‑plume: a socially‑oriented public writer providing support in the areas of Privas, Le Teil, Le Pouzin, Rochemaure and Cruas.

• Medical and social centers in Le Teil and Bourg‑Saint‑Andéol (one session every two weeks)
• Medical and social center in Privas and Le Pouzin town hall (one session per week)
• DMDC: Premises made available by the Lamastre town hall (one session every two weeks)

The department’s medico‑social centres are local services where your employee can receive support related to professional integration, housing, or social assistance.

You can find the contact details of all medico‑social centres on the Ardèche Department website.

The Municipal Social Action Center (CCAS) is a public institution of the municipality, chaired by the mayor. It provides information, guidance, and assistance with applications for statutory social assistance, and implements local initiatives (emergency aid, food assistance, registered address services) to support residents in need. When there is no CCAS, particularly in municipalities with fewer than 1,500 residents, you should contact the town hall directly or the intermunicipal authority if it has an Intermunicipal Social Action Center (CIAS).

Social centers and community spaces are local services for families and residents that contribute to social cohesion in their communities by empowering families and residents and facilitating access to their rights. For example, social centers and community spaces may offer sociolinguistic workshops.

Find the list and contact information for social centers and community spaces in Ardèche on the website of the Ardèche Federation of Social Centers.

North Ardèche : 

• Community and Family Centres of Annonay 
  Le Zodiaque:  07 71 89 77 42 
  La Croze: 06 18 88 77 12 ou 04 75 32 40 00
• Cap solidaire (Annonay):  07 66 60 07 19
• ASTI (Annonay):  06 33 62 00 30 - asti07.annonay@hotmail.fr
• Saint Agrève Sociocultural Centre:  04 75 30 26 60 - j.mandon@cscodyssee.fr
• Family association du Canton de Saint Péray:  06 07 98 04 84 - af.stperay@gmail.com
• Secours populaire Tournon sur Rhône:  06 27 83 16 63 - mginguenaud@free.fr

Central Ardèche : 

• Association MJC social centre Couleurs des Liens (Privas):  06 13 16 59 52 - coordination@couleursdesliens.fr
• MJC social centre Pierre Rabhi (La voulte sur Rhône): 06 33 68 84 65 - animation.famille@mjclavoulte.com  
• Jean‑Marc DOREL Sociocultural Centre (Le Pouzin) :  04 75 85 93 36 - animation.dsl@gmail.com
• Les Clefs - Sociocultural centre (Le Teil):  06 47 56 07 02 - aurelelarchez@lesclefs-csc.fr
• Médiacom association (Le Teil):  04 75 96 69 85 - afb_mediacom@yahoo.fr
• ALPEV (Parents and Children Leisure Association in Viviers): 04 75 52 54 24 - evs@alpev.fr 

South Ardèche

• Amicale Laïque  (Bourg Saint Andéol):  06 70 73 99 49 - amicale.bsa@free.fr
• Secours Catholique (Joyeuse):  09 84 07 58 32 - s-cathojoyeuse@protonmail.com   

North Ardèche

• Nouvelle donne (Davezieux):  04 75 67 76 04 - ndannick@gmail.com
• AGISS Formation (Guilherand-Granges): 06 24 48 20 42 - contact@formation-agiss.fr
• SAAT formation (Guilherand-Granges):  saatformation@gmail.com
• CEFORA (Tournon sur Rhône) :  04 75 07 14 06 - cefora@cefora.org  
• Léo Lagrange Formation
• Contrat d'engagement jeunes intégration : 6 allée Nicolas Copernic, 07100 Annonay. 04 75 67 05 07 - contact07@mlna.fr 

Central Ardèche

• CEFORA :  04 75 07 14 06 - cefora@cefora.org
• Léo Lagrange Formation
• Contrat d'engagement jeunes intégration : 78 rue Kléber, 07400 Le Teil.  04 87 73 73 73 - missionlocale@mlca.fr

South Ardèche

• INFREP (Aubenas) :  04 75 35 50 50 - contact@ifra.fr, bchaumont@infrep.org  
• Léo Lagrange Formation
• GRETA Drôme Ardèche "Parcours pass'emploi Aubenas : intégration linguistique et numérique".  04 75 82 37 90 

To learn more about our online training offerings, visit the page “Tools for Onboarding and Training Foreign Employees.”

French-language educational programs: 

The “Opening Schools to Parents for Children's Success” initiative aims to promote the integration of parents of newly arrived students by offering free workshops in elementary, middle, and high schools on learning French, how the school system works, and republican values, in order to better support their children's education.

In Ardèche:

• Privas: école primaire Clotilde Habozit,  04 75 64 22 97 - ce.0070854R@ac-grenoble.fr
• Aubenas: école élémentaire Beausoleil,  04 75 35 05 35 - ce.0071325C@ac-grenoble.fr
• Annonay: école Cance Malleval,  04 70 29 35 22 - ce.0030119N@ac-clermont.fr

A driver’s license issued in a country outside the European Union is valid for one year starting from:

• The start date of the first residence permit in France
• The date the long-stay visa was validated through the Digital Administration for Foreigners in France (Anef).
• Before the end of this one-year period, the holder must exchange their driver’s license to continue driving. The application is submitted online via the France-Titres website.

If the employee has not exchanged their license within the year, they will have to retake the written and driving tests.

 Some licenses obtained abroad cannot be exchanged for a French license and require the holder to retake the driving test in France.

Check if a non-European driver’s license is exchangeable for a French license on the Service-Public webesite. 

Here are the steps your employee must follow to obtain a driving licence in France. These steps are the same for French nationals:

1. Register on the France‑Titres website and obtain their NEPH number.
2. They must then study the highway code, which is required for the theoretical exam. The exam fee is €30. To find where to register for the highway code exam, visit the Service‑Public website.
3. Take driving lessons with a driving school and pass the practical exam, or register as an independent candidate.
4. Download the driving test certificate (CEPC) if they pass the exam.

Contacts:

• Nouvelle Donne training organization offers newcomers living in Annonay a “Mobility and Highway Code Awareness” workshop to help them understand the rules of the road.  04 75 67 76 04 - ndannick@gmail.com.
• MJC / Couleur des Liens Social Centre in Privas offers a socio‑linguistic “Highway Code” workshop.  06 25 23 43 23 -  coordinateurfle.couleursdesliens@orange.fr.

La région vous transporte
Two types of bus and coach networks with different fares are available in Ardèche, organised by the Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes Region:

• The Regional Express Coach network, offering routes between departments
• Departmental coaches, mainly serving routes within Ardèche, with 15 regular lines

Twelve demand‑responsive transport services allow smaller municipalities to be served through advance booking. To book, visit La région vous transporte website. 

Navette et bus des communautés de communes : 

• Annonay Rhône Agglo : Coqueligo bus network
• Arche Agglo
• Valence Romans Mobilité serving Saint-Peray, Guilherand-Granges, Cornas, Toulaud, Vernoux
• Privas centre Ardèche : TCAP bus network
• Bassin d’Aubenas : Tout’en bus network

The solidarity mobility platform Mobilité 07/26  offers various services aimed at removing barriers related to mobility (mobility assessment and support, vehicle rental for people in professional integration, social driving school, etc.).
Espace ADEN, 15 rue du Travail, 07400 Le Teil.  04 75 49 29 40.

Several carpooling platforms operate in the Ardèche department for daily commuting.

• CA Hermitage Toumonais Herbasse Pays de Saint Félicien: BlablaCar daily (fee-paying)
• CC Rhône Crussol: BlablaCar Daily (fee-paying)
• CA Privas Centre Ardèche: Karos (fee-paying)
• CC Ardèche Rhône Coiron: Karos (fee-paying)
• CC du bassin of Aubenas: Atchoum (fee-paying)
• CC du Rhône aux Gorges of Ardèche: Karos (fee-paying)
• CC Ardèche des Sources et Volcans: Mov'Ici
• CC Pays des Vans in Cevennes: Mov'Ici
• CC des Gorges of Ardèche: Mov'Ici

To obtain social housing, the applicant must submit an online request on Demande-logement-social.fr. A unique departmental registration number is then assigned.
The housing applicant must be over 18 years old (or legally emancipated) and have lawful residence status in France.

Social housing is allocated based on income conditions (the reference taxable income from year N‑2 must not exceed certain ceilings set by decree). The N‑2 tax notice is a mandatory document. For particular situations involving a recent arrival in France, a decree specifies the documents to be provided when no tax notice is available (see useful links at the bottom of the page).
Some individuals, depending on their situation, are given priority for accessing social housing (Article L 441‑1 of the French Construction and Housing Code).

If you are a private-sector company (non‑agricultural) with 10 employees or more, Action Logement can support your employee in several ways:

• Finding housing
• Acting as a guarantor
• Advancing the security deposit payment
• Covering part of the rent during a work‑study training program (up to 11 months maximum).

These residences offer furnished or unfurnished accommodation and shared common areas for people aged 16 to 25 (and up to 30 in some cases) who are employed or in the process of social and professional integration.

• Privas Young Workers’ Residence – “Good Bail”
  6 avenue Saint‑Exupéry – 07000 Privas.  04 75 64 26 54 - contact@habitatjeunesprivas.com
• Aubenas Young Workers’ Residence – “Bois Vignal”
  5 avenue de Bois Vignal – 07200 Aubenas.  04 75 89 95 0
• Annonay Young Workers’ Residence
  Chemin de Villedieu – 07100 Annonay.  04 74 86 54 96

The Family Allowance Fund (CAF) offers a tool to estimate the benefits your employee may be eligible for.

Your employee must provide you with a provisional or permanent social security number.
If they do not have one, they must submit a social security registration application.
They will need to provide proof of having been present in France for more than three months.

The formation‑civique website provides information sheets on healthcare access for foreign nationals.

The Monenfant.fr website allows your employee to search for childcare options and to calculate childcare costs and the financial assistance they may be eligible for.

They can receive support in their search and administrative procedures from the Ardèche CAF or one of its partner organisations.