FR Cette page existe en français : Drôme en français → Votre navigateur est réglé en français. Votre choix est retenu pour les prochaines pages. Home › France › Drôme Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Département 26 Find your town in Drôme Drôme has 362 towns and villages, each with its page. Its 40 towns of 2,500 or more are graded against towns across France on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more; 67 of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades.
36 graded towns
6 grade A− or better
362 towns and villages
Valence largest · 64,458
Drôme at a glance What Drôme is like The median ranked town in Drôme grades highest on walkability and health against towns across France, and lowest on schools. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.
The median town, subject by subject The median ranked town in Drôme against French towns · the line marks the median French town
Walkability B+ ahead of 65% Health B− ahead of 49% Jobs & income C+ ahead of 43% Cost of living C+ ahead of 36% Safety C ahead of 29% Schools C ahead of 26% The finder
Find a town that’s… 36 towns · ordered by Drôme rank
#1 in Drôme A+ Town · 4,323 people · #107 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ HealthA Jobs & incomeLowest C Cost of living
#2 in Drôme A Town · 4,169 people · #277 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA HealthLowest C+ Cost of living
#3 in Drôme A Town · 3,569 people · #287 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ SafetyA− HealthLowest C Walkability
#4 in Drôme A− Town · 6,523 people · #586 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ SafetyA HealthLowest C− Cost of living
#5 in Drôme A− Town · 3,424 people · #668 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA SafetyLowest C+ Schools
#6 in Drôme A− Town · 6,833 people · #881 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− SchoolsA− Jobs & incomeLowest C Cost of living
#7 in Drôme B+ Town · 8,981 people · #1,063 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B+ SchoolsB+ WalkabilityLowest C+ Cost of living
#8 in Drôme B+ Town · 3,294 people · #1,174 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ SafetyA− Jobs & incomeLowest C− Schools
#9 in Drôme B+ Town · 4,281 people · #1,200 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA− SafetyLowest C− Walkability
#10 in Drôme B Town · 2,874 people · #1,428 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA− WalkabilityLowest D− Schools
#11 in Drôme B Town · 2,729 people · #1,444 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ Jobs & incomeA− HealthLowest C− Safety
#12 in Drôme B Town · 5,915 people · #1,559 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB+ SchoolsLowest C− Safety
#13 in Drôme B− Town · 5,468 people · #1,744 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeB HealthLowest C− Schools
#14 in Drôme B− Town · 3,289 people · #1,751 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyA− WalkabilityLowest C− Schools
#15 in Drôme C+ Town · 4,337 people · #2,104 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ SafetyA− Jobs & incomeLowest C− Schools
#16 in Drôme C+ Town · 4,027 people · #2,210 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA WalkabilityLowest D Safety
#17 in Drôme C+ Town · 2,960 people · #2,224 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A SafetyB HealthLowest D Schools
#18 in Drôme C+ Town · 2,733 people · #2,347 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− HealthB+ WalkabilityLowest C− Jobs & income
#19 in Drôme C+ Town · 13,756 people · #2,440 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B+ WalkabilityB− SchoolsLowest C Jobs & income
#20 in Drôme C Large town · 33,464 people · #2,556 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB Cost of livingLowest C− Safety
#21 in Drôme C Town · 4,193 people · #2,592 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B+ Jobs & incomeB Cost of livingLowest D Schools
#22 in Drôme C Town · 19,992 people · #2,785 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB− HealthLowest C Jobs & income
#23 in Drôme C Town · 6,176 people · #2,804 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B+ HealthB+ Jobs & incomeLowest D Schools
#24 in Drôme C− Town · 6,614 people · #2,918 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B Cost of livingB WalkabilityLowest D Safety
#25 in Drôme C− Town · 9,921 people · #3,030 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB− Cost of livingLowest D Safety
#26 in Drôme C− Town · 9,329 people · #3,077 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B− Cost of livingC+ WalkabilityLowest C Jobs & income
#27 in Drôme C− Town · 4,844 people · #3,113 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB SchoolsLowest D Safety
#28 in Drôme C− Town · 6,816 people · #3,202 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB− HealthLowest D Schools
#29 in Drôme D Town · 8,658 people · #3,240 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB− HealthLowest C− Safety
#30 in Drôme D Town · 6,008 people · #3,275 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingC+ WalkabilityLowest C− Health
#31 in Drôme D Town · 10,477 people · #3,289 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB− HealthLowest D Schools
#32 in Drôme D Large town · 64,458 people · #3,324 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A+ WalkabilityC+ HealthLowest D Safety
#33 in Drôme D Large town · 40,595 people · #3,402 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityC+ HealthLowest D− Safety
#34 in Drôme D Town · 3,681 people · #3,473 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B Jobs & incomeC+ WalkabilityLowest D Health
#35 in Drôme D Town · 2,917 people · #3,509 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest C+ WalkabilityC+ Jobs & incomeLowest C− Safety
#36 in Drôme D Town · 7,001 people · #3,532 of 3,798 nationally
Strongest B+ WalkabilityB Cost of livingLowest D Safety
Show all 36 towns Dots: each town’s overall grade, sized by population. Labels: the top five.
10 of these towns have a Safety Grade with a caution: between 10% and 25% of their index uses the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.
No overall grade Towns without an overall grade Each has its page and the subject grades it has. In France an overall grade needs a Safety Grade, and five graded subjects in all.
Mercurol-Veaunes 2,816 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Schools B, Health A−, Jobs & income A, Walkability C Allex 2,698 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km. Graded on its page: Cost of living C+, Health A, Jobs & income A−, Walkability C+ Peyrins 2,613 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living C+, Schools C, Health A, Jobs & income C+, Walkability C Montboucher-sur-Jabron 2,592 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish. Graded on its page: Cost of living C−, Schools C−, Health A, Jobs & income B+, Walkability C Every town and village 322 smaller towns and villages in Drôme With the 40 towns of 2,500 or more above, these are all 362 communes of Drôme, A to Z. Towns of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades on their page (the figure is the population); villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades. The search at the top finds these too.
Albon1,942 Allan1,980 Ancône1,338 Andancette1,330 Barbières1,143 Beaumont-Monteux1,394 Beausemblant1,475 Beauvallon1,659 Bésayes1,370 Bouchet1,409 Buis-les-Baronnies2,218 Chanos-Curson1,196 Chantemerle-les-Blés1,343 Charpey1,547 Châteauneuf-de-Galaure1,804 Châtillon-Saint-Jean1,305 Cléon-d'Andran1,004 Clérieux1,910 Épinouze1,531 Espeluche1,134 Eurre1,431 Eymeux1,097 Génissieux2,428 Grane2,204 Grignan1,596 Hauterives1,904 Hostun1,037 Jaillans1,009 La Bâtie-Rolland1,087 La Bégude-de-Mazenc1,779 La Coucourde1,240 La Garde-Adhémar1,144 Lapeyrouse-Mornay1,178 Larnage1,009 Laveyron1,253 Les Tourrettes1,087 Malataverne2,258 Margès1,067 Marsanne1,246 Mirabel-aux-Baronnies1,502 Mirabel-et-Blacons1,198 Mollans-sur-Ouvèze1,043 Montéléger1,673 Montoison1,926 Montségur-sur-Lauzon1,359 Montvendre1,292 Rochefort-Samson1,084 Rochegude1,678 Saillans1,460 Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals1,895 Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion1,091 Saint-Jean-de-Galaure1,250 Saint-Laurent-en-Royans1,377 Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet1,228 Saint-Paul-lès-Romans1,916 Saint-Restitut1,432 Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire2,251 Saint-Uze2,139 Saulce-sur-Rhône1,892 Sauzet1,882 Savasse1,631 Suze-la-Rousse2,077 Taulignan1,627 Tulette1,994 Upie1,556 Valherbasse1,005 Vinsobres1,034 255 villages under 1,000 people, A to Z: their page, no grades Next door Départements next to Drôme The départements that share a border with it: each one’s communes, and how many of its towns have an overall grade.
What is the best place to live in Drôme? Montélier ranks first of 36 graded towns of 2,500 or more: health (A+) and jobs & income (A) are its strongest grades; cost of living (C) is its lowest. Anneyron and La Roche-de-Glun follow.
How do the biggest towns in Drôme grade? Valence (64,458 people) grades D overall, with its best grade in walkability. Montélimar (40,595 people) grades D overall, with its best grade in walkability.
How are these towns ranked? By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Drôme, where five or more have an overall grade.
Is every commune in Drôme on TownRatings? Yes: all 362 have their page, listed on this page. Grading depends on size: the 40 towns of 2,500 or more get every grade we can give them, the 67 of 1,000 to 2,499 get subject grades, and the 255 villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades.
Why isn’t my town ranked? The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Allex and Mercurol-Veaunes and Montboucher-sur-Jabron and Peyrins have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.
Photos: Montélier, dsant (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Anneyron, Gachepi (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · La Roche-de-Glun, Sequajectrof Jacques Forêt (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Chatuzange-le-Goubet, Florian Pépellin (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Mours-Saint-Eusèbe, Toutaitanous (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Chabeuil, Cisco de la Drôme (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Saintpaultroischateaux (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Malissard, Remi Valence (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, Toutaitanous (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Saint-Jean-en-Royans, Gilderien (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Alixan, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Tain-l'Hermitage, Béa at French Wikipedia (Public domain ) · Étoile-sur-Rhône, Anthony Levrot (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Dieulefit, jordan tavares (Public domain ) · Beaumont-lès-Valence, Toutaitanous 2 (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Saint-Vallier, Gachepi (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Montmeyran, FredSeiller (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Aouste-sur-Sye, Toutaitanous (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Pierrelatte, jean-louis Zimmermann from Moulins, FRANCE (CC BY 2.0 ) · Romans-sur-Isère, Toutaitanous (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse, Kvardek du (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Bourg-lès-Valence, Florian Pépellin (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence, Marc Mongenet (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Loriol-sur-Drôme, René Hourdry (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Bourg-de-Péage, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Livron-sur-Drôme, Toutaitanous (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Die, M.Minderhoud (CC BY-SA 3.0 ) · Nyons, Anthony Levrot (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Crest, Médiathèques Valence Romans agglomération (CC BY 2.0 ) · Donzère, Médiathèques Valence Romans agglomération (CC BY 2.0 ) · Portes-lès-Valence, National Museum of the U.S. Navy (Public domain ) · Valence, Jacques FORÊT : Sequajectrof (CC BY-SA 2.5 ) · Montélimar, Médiathèques Valence Romans agglomération (CC BY 2.0 ) · Pont-de-l'Isère, Sarang (Public domain ) · Châteauneuf-du-Rhône, Dele84 (CC BY-SA 4.0 ) · Saint-Rambert-d'Albon, Gachepi (CC BY-SA 3.0 ), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #47 of October 30, 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (population). 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.
