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A town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 141 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Beauvoisin out for now. 39% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Beauvoisin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Beauvoisin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont sur l'Eygues, in Nyons, 5.9 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beauvoisin.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 5.7% of residents. Degrees are held by 33% of adults, close to Drôme’s towns (32%) and above compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Beauvoisin is 57.9 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Beauvoisin | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.5% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.4%, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income was €25,900 a year per consumption unit, near both Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri BarbusseNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 83%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.73/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Beauvoisin.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Beauvoisin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Beauvoisin yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauvoisin | 141 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nyons | 6,816 | 6.2 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine Vaucluse | 6,058 | 8.2 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Malaucène Vaucluse | 2,758 | 9.2 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Bédoin Vaucluse | 3,106 | 12 | — | D | — | A− |
| Valréas Vaucluse | 9,224 | 13 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Caromb Vaucluse | 3,479 | 14 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beauvoisin is a commune of 141 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
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 November 4, 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.