Alixan grades B overall: better than 62% of compared French towns, and #11 of 36 in Drôme. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 23.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,650/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 2 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Alixan 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 Alixan.
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Alixan sees fewer deaths than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 75 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Alixan below both Drôme’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 131 residents of Alixan died, against 176 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Alixan · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Alixan runs higher than in 77% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 56 offenses in the graded categories in Alixan in 2025. With 2,800 jobs for 1,350 working residents, Alixan draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents. For sexual violence and burglary, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.0% of the index here.
4.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage17
Vehicle theft11
Theft from vehicles11
Other physical violence9
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Drug use96
Theft without violence35
Fraud13
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.
4.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
56
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Alixan has lower unemployment than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8%
In the comparison, Alixan comes below both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €27,290 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,800
jobs based in Alixan, 2 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,290
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 38% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Alixan: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Alixan, that is above both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Alixan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Alixan is Église paroissiale Saint-Didier.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Alixan
Is Alixan safe?
It grades C− for safety, #23 of 36 in Drôme.
Is Alixan expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,650/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.07/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Alixan grades C+ for cost of living.
About Alixan
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Alixan is a commune of 2,729 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo. 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.
