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1,370 people live in this town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Work and incomes are strong: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment. The weak point is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Bésayes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bésayes 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.
Bésayes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bésayes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bésayes.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 77% of sales, apartments for the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.38/m² a month. The market in Bésayes: 30 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €28,410 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Drôme: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 246 deaths in Bésayes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 164: 50% above. The nearest emergency department to Bésayes is Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere, 6.2 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, above Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 38% of adults. Bésayes has a median age of 43.3. 18% are under 15, in line with Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%).
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bésayes | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bésayes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bésayes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bésayes | 1,370 | — | — | C | — | C+ |
| Alixan | 2,729 | 3.4 | B | C+ | C− | A− |
| Montélier | 4,323 | 3.5 | A+ | C | A | A+ |
| Chatuzange-le-Goubet | 6,523 | 3.6 | A− | C− | A+ | A |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 9,921 | 5 | C− | B− | D | C |
| Chabeuil | 6,833 | 5.1 | A− | C | B | B− |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 33,464 | 5.9 | C | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bésayes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bésayes grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bésayes is a commune of 1,370 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.