Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 154 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Boulc is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Boulc does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boulc: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
50% 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 Boulc.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Boulc is Grotte ornée, dite Tune de la Varaine. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
62% of adults hold a degree, above both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.5% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Boulc | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 11% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 62% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
16.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Boulc counts 0.8 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Boulc recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.27/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Boulc 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 Boulc yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Boulc is a commune of 154 people in the Communauté de communes du Diois. 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 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.