Balleroy-sur-Drôme’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well — 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,564/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Balleroy-sur-Drôme has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Balleroy-sur-Drôme 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.
Château de Vaubadon: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont dit Pont de Sully (également sur commune de Castillon): Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Balleroy-sur-Drôme.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Balleroy-sur-Drôme’s ages would predict, 122 per 100 expected, above Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
+22%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Balleroy-sur-Drôme. The nearest emergency department to Balleroy-sur-Drôme is Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux, 8.4 mi away. 146 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 119: 22% above. Life expectancy in Calvados: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted122
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Balleroy-sur-Drôme · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux
8.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Only 3.5% of commuters in Balleroy-sur-Drôme go to work without a car, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 600 residents in work, Balleroy-sur-Drôme has 250 jobs: 0.4 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,570 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Balleroy-sur-Drôme, 0.4 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Balleroy-sur-Drôme: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Balleroy-sur-Drôme is Château de Balleroy. This Calvados town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Balleroy-sur-Drôme are under 15, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
41.8median age
Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Balleroy-sur-Drôme is 41.8 years old.
Balleroy-sur-DrômeCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Balleroy-sur-Drôme is a commune of 1,303 people in the Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom. 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
Population
1,303 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
14035
Balleroy-sur-Drôme’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 Balleroy-sur-Drôme
Is Balleroy-sur-Drôme safe?
Balleroy-sur-Drôme has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Balleroy-sur-Drôme expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Balleroy-sur-Drôme grades A− for cost of living.
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.
