Montélier, #1 on this list · Photo: dsant (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Drôme · 2026

Best places to live in Drôme

Montélier ranks first of 36 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Drôme, and #107 of 3,798 French towns. 6 of the 36 grade A− or better; scores run from 73.3 down to 29.5.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Montélier

4,323 people

A⁺

Score 73.3·#107 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C

Anneyron

4,169 people

Score 67.8·#277 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A, health A·lowest: cost of living C⁺

La Roche-de-Glun

3,569 people

Score 67.6·#287 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: walkability C

All 36 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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36 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Montélier4,323 people73.3top 2.8%A⁺#107 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C

2Anneyron4,169 people67.8top 7.3%A#277 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, health A·lowest: cost of living C⁺

3La Roche-de-Glun3,569 people67.6top 7.5%A#287 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: walkability C

4Chatuzange-le-Goubet6,523 people62.7top 15.4%A⁻#586 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

5Mours-Saint-Eusèbe3,424 people61.7top 17.6%A⁻#668 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, safety A·lowest: schools C⁺

6Chabeuil6,833 people58.9top 23.2%A⁻#881 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁻, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: cost of living C

7Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux8,981 people56.8top 28.0%B⁺#1,063 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools B⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁺

8Malissard3,294 people55.6top 30.9%B⁺#1,174 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

9Châteauneuf-sur-Isère4,281 people55.3top 31.6%B⁺#1,200 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

10Saint-Jean-en-Royans2,874 people53.1top 37.6%B#1,428 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, walkability A⁻·lowest: schools D⁻

11Alixan2,729 people52.9top 38.0%B#1,444 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: safety C⁻

12Tain-l'Hermitage5,915 people52.0top 41.0%B#1,559 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

13Étoile-sur-Rhône5,468 people50.3top 45.9%B⁻#1,744 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: schools C⁻

14Dieulefit3,289 people50.2top 46.1%B⁻#1,751 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, walkability A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

15Beaumont-lès-Valence4,337 people46.9bottom 44.6%C⁺#2,104 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

16Saint-Vallier4,027 people45.9bottom 41.8%C⁺#2,210 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: safety D

17Montmeyran2,960 people45.8bottom 41.4%C⁺#2,224 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, health B·lowest: schools D

18Aouste-sur-Sye2,733 people44.6bottom 38.2%C⁺#2,347 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

19Pierrelatte13,756 people43.5bottom 35.8%C⁺#2,440 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, schools B⁻·lowest: jobs & income C

20Romans-sur-Isère33,464 people42.2bottom 32.7%C#2,556 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: safety C⁻

21Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse4,193 people41.8bottom 31.8%C#2,592 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income B⁺, cost of living B·lowest: schools D

22Bourg-lès-Valence19,992 people39.9bottom 26.7%C#2,785 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health B⁻·lowest: jobs & income C

23Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence6,176 people39.7bottom 26.2%C#2,804 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health B⁺, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: schools D

24Loriol-sur-Drôme6,614 people38.5bottom 23.2%C⁻#2,918 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B, walkability B·lowest: safety D

25Bourg-de-Péage9,921 people37.1bottom 20.2%C⁻#3,030 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, cost of living B⁻·lowest: safety D

26Livron-sur-Drôme9,329 people36.5bottom 19.0%C⁻#3,077 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁻, walkability C⁺·lowest: jobs & income C

27Die4,844 people36.1bottom 18.0%C⁻#3,113 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools B·lowest: safety D

28Nyons6,816 people35.0bottom 15.7%C⁻#3,202 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health B⁻·lowest: schools D

29Crest8,658 people34.6bottom 14.7%D#3,240 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health B⁻·lowest: safety C⁻

30Donzère6,008 people33.9bottom 13.8%D#3,275 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, walkability C⁺·lowest: health C⁻

31Portes-lès-Valence10,477 people33.7bottom 13.4%D#3,289 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, health B⁻·lowest: schools D

32Valence64,458 people33.2bottom 12.5%D#3,324 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, health C⁺·lowest: safety D

33Montélimar40,595 people32.0bottom 10.4%D#3,402 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health C⁺·lowest: safety D⁻

34Pont-de-l'Isère3,681 people30.7bottom 8.6%D#3,473 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income B, walkability C⁺·lowest: health D

35Châteauneuf-du-Rhône2,917 people29.9bottom 7.6%D#3,509 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability C⁺, jobs & income C⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

36Saint-Rambert-d'Albon7,001 people29.5bottom 7.0%D#3,532 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, cost of living B·lowest: safety D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Drôme?

Montélier ranks first of 36 graded towns of 2,500 or more: health (A+) and jobs & income (A) are its strongest grades; cost of living (C) is its lowest. Anneyron and La Roche-de-Glun follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Drôme, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Drôme page.

Photos: Montélier, dsant (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Anneyron, Gachepi (CC BY-SA 3.0) · La Roche-de-Glun, Sequajectrof Jacques Forêt (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.