Albon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,933/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 8.9% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Albon 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Albon.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Albon is harder to get around on foot than four in five compared French towns
5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 8.9% are unemployed.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,100
jobs based in Albon, 1.3 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Albon keeps more of its old housing than Drôme or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Albon is Site archéologique de la tour d'Albon, situé au hameau de La Tour.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Albon are under 15, more than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents. 27% of adults hold a degree, below Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 42.8, the median resident of Albon sits in the middle of the age range.
42.8median age
AlbonDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Albon is graded a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,933/m²: 55 houses and apartments sold in Albon between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.59/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.39/m² a month, about level with Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,933/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Albon€1,933/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,000/m²
49
€11.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €14.54/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,770
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Albon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Drôme can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 119 residents of Albon died, against 137 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Albon is Hopitaux Drome Nord Saint Vallier, 5.2 mi away.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Albon · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Drome Nord Saint Vallier
9.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Albon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
More of the graded crimes in Albon were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Its tally for 2025: 15 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.9 cases of violence against people and 11.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). It has 1,100 jobs for 850 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
2.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage10
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence8
Fraud8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
32.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 32.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Nearby attractions
Château d'Albon and 6 more in and around Albon
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Albon. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Albon
Is Albon safe?
Albon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Albon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,933/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Albon grades B− for cost of living.
About Albon
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Albon is a commune of 1,942 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. 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
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.
