Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 246 residents.
Chantemerle-lès-Grignan isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over a third of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Chantemerle-lès-Grignan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chantemerle-lès-Grignan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour - donjon, in Clansayes, 2.8 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Chantemerle-lès-Grignan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chantemerle-lès-Grignan.
Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older. 45% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). At 53.9, the median resident of Chantemerle-lès-Grignan sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Chantemerle-lès-Grignan | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Chantemerle-lès-Grignan number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,360 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Chantemerle-lès-Grignan. House rents are put at about €11.02/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Chantemerle-lès-Grignan. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chantemerle-lès-Grignan yet.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chantemerle-lès-Grignan is a commune of 246 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantemerle-lès-Grignan | 246 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | 8,981 | 5.3 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
| Donzère | 6,008 | 6.5 | D | B+ | C | C− |
| Pierrelatte | 13,756 | 7.1 | C+ | B− | C | B− |
| Valréas Vaucluse | 9,224 | 7.9 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 2,917 | 8.2 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Bollène Vaucluse | 14,024 | 9.2 | D | C+ | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.