Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
899 residents make their home in this town in Calvados, Normandy.
Val de Drôme is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Homes sell for a median €1,284/m².
The one thing Val de Drôme does most differently from other towns.
Val de Drôme has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val de Drôme.
Degrees are held by 23% of adults, lower than both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. What’s more, the share aged 15 to 24 is 9.5%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Val de Drôme | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Val de Drôme has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The jobless rate is 8.4%. Jobs based in Val de Drôme number 100, against 400 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 6.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 11.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les sources d'AureNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 89%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Val de Drôme from July 2023 to June 2026: 34 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,284/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Val de Drôme. Best known first.
The list names few of Val de Drôme’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle funéraire: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Val de Drôme as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val de Drôme | 899 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Amand-Villages Manche | 2,525 | 5.5 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle Manche | 2,516 | 6.4 | — | A | — | A |
| Torigny-les-Villes Manche | 4,444 | 6.9 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Souleuvre en Bocage | 8,629 | 8 | B− | A | A− | C+ |
| Villers-Bocage | 3,088 | 8.3 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Condé-sur-Vire Manche | 4,137 | 9 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Val de Drôme is a commune of 899 people in the Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage 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
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 November 4, 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.