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AulanDrôme

A town of 8 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Aulan a good place to live?

Aulan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Aulan stand out

The 2 things Aulan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: 26nostromo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Aulan’s story

Aulan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Aulan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aulan.

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Aulan: 38% are 15 to 24, above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Aulan is above both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 0% of the population.

45median age
AulanDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma0%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat43%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

38% women, 62% men

About 60 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Aulan
AulanDrôme medianFrance median
Under 150%18%17%
15–2438%9.8%11%
25–4413%23%23%
45–6438%26%26%
65+13%23%22%
No diploma0%20%19%
CAP or BEP14%25%26%
Baccalauréat43%18%18%
Higher education29%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Aulan keeps more of its old housing than Drôme or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Aulan comes above both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Aulan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1950
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Aulan has higher unemployment than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 25.0%

For Aulan, that is above both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Aulan has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 3.7 per worker. 33.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

33%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%
On foot33%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Aulan, 3.7 per working resident
25.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Aulan costs less than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.59/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Aulan sits below both Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aulan€8.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.67 to €11.07/m² a month)
€9.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Aulan

11pages on Aulan

Landmarks

Aulan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Aulan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Aulan yet.

How we find them →

Aulan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Drôme →
BédoinMalaucèneNyonsVaison-la-RomaineCarombBédoinMalaucèneNyonsVaison-la-RomaineCarombAulan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Aulan8—————
Bédoin Vaucluse3,10614—D—A−
Malaucène Vaucluse2,75815C−CB−C−
Nyons6,81617C−C−CB−
Vaison-la-Romaine Vaucluse6,05818B−CC+B
Caromb Vaucluse3,47918—C—B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Aulan

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Aulan is a commune of 8 people in the Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. 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

Population
8 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²)
INSEE code
26018

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.