Real strengths, and real weak spots. Bourg-de-Péage’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than a fifth of compared French towns. It ranks #25 of 36 in Drôme. Safety lags: an average of 10.9 recorded violent incidents and 22.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The local economy is weaker than most: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 14.7% unemployment. Its best grade is for walkability: 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,009/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bourg-de-Péage 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourg-de-Péage.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Bourg-de-Péage than in 88% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Bourg-de-Péage, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 331 offenses were reported in Bourg-de-Péage during 2025.
10.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage102
Family violence61
Theft from vehicles45
Other physical violence38
Vehicle theft35
Burglary28
Sexual violence22
Theft without violence78
Fraud60
Drug use40
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
331
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Bourg-de-Péage, 14.7%, runs above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Households’ median disposable income: €24,010 a year per consumption unit. Public transport took 4.2% of Bourg-de-Péage’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 2.3% of working residents in Bourg-de-Péage didn’t travel to work at all.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
4,300
jobs based in Bourg-de-Péage, 1.1 per working resident
14.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Bourg-de-Péage’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,195 deaths in Bourg-de-Péage between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,103: 8% above. Adjusted for age and care homes, Bourg-de-Péage records 95 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Drôme’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). In Drôme, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 6 family doctors.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Bourg-de-Péage · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere
1.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bourg-de-Péage is Immeuble dit Maison Favor. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. 6.3% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
85.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 4.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 233 candidates at 3 lycées. School results put the town #10 of 32 in Drôme. The bac pass rate near Bourg-de-Péage is 93.6%, about level with both Drôme’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 12% of people in Bourg-de-Péage are 15 to 24, more than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
16% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, higher than both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Bourg-de-Péage by age and the one in the middle is 46.4.
46.4median age
Bourg-de-PéageDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Bourg-de-Péage is graded a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Bourg-de-Péage goes for €2,292/m², an apartment for €1,724/m². The median price, €2,009/m², comes from 388 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €10.88/m² a month, close to Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,009/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bourg-de-Péage€2,009/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,292/m²
193
Apartments
€1,724/m²
195
€10.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €14.10/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo
Romain Ghanem Saïss: Nawfel Ajari, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Didier Guillaume: Thomas Padilla / European Union, 2019 / EC - Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0 · Bernard Miyet: Peageois, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sadri Fegaier: Frédéric Trin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Édouard Meyer: Berncast, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bourg-de-Péage’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bourg-de-Péage
Is Bourg-de-Péage safe?
It grades D for safety, #30 of 36 in Drôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 102 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bourg-de-Péage good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #10 of 32 in Drôme. The lycée stands out: 99% of 288 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Albert Triboulet in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bourg-de-Péage expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,009/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bourg-de-Péage grades B− for cost of living.
About Bourg-de-Péage
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bourg-de-Péage is a commune of 9,921 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
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.
