Allan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 63.7 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 €2,824/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Allan 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 Allan.
Safety
Allan records more crime per resident than 100% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 123 offenses in the graded categories in Allan in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Allan, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025). For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 6.5% of the index here.
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles99
Criminal damage15
Burglary9
Drug use37
Theft without violence34
Fraud19
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
63.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
123
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Allan’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 85% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Allan’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above both Drôme’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 246 residents of Allan died, against 188 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Allan · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 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
History
Old homes shape Allan: 13% 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.
In the comparison, Allan comes above both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Allan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Allan is Chapelle Barbara (restes).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Allan
Is Allan safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
Is Allan expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,824/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.49/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Allan grades C for cost of living.
About Allan
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Allan is a commune of 1,980 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. 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.
