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Charmes-sur-l'HerbasseDrôme

A town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 806 people.

Is Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse out for now.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Roger MOREL · Public domain
Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse’s story

Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse in pictures

Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Ferdinand Cheval, born in 1836, is the one person born in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1912First protected: Maison Proclamy
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Landmarks

The list names few of Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse.

Who lives here

Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse has fewer young adults than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 8.9% are 15 to 24

48.3median age

19% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse are older than 48.3. Among adults, 33% have a degree.

Charmes-sur-l'HerbasseDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse
Charmes-sur-l'HerbasseDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1515%18%17%
15–248.9%9.8%11%
25–4421%23%23%
45–6436%26%26%
65+19%23%22%
No diploma16%20%19%
CAP or BEP29%25%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education33%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Maison Proclamy. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1912
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 3.7% of commuters in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse go to work without a car, fewer than in Drôme’s towns and compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

The unemployment rate comes to 8.8%. Jobs based in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse number 300, against 400 residents in work (0.8 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,920 a year per consumption unit, higher than Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and near compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse, 0.8 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

93.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 5.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.7 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse93.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul Le Pendillon PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège7493%+2 pts
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.07/m² a month

€10.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The sales split: 85% houses, the rest apartments. 26 houses and apartments changed hands in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse€10.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.86 to €12.90/m² a month)
€8.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse

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Nearby attractions

Château de Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse and 4 more in and around Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse

Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse

One notable person was born in Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse.

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About Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse is a commune of 806 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche 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

Population
806 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5 sq mi (13.1 km²)
INSEE code
26077

Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Drôme →
Saint-Donat-sur-l'HerbassePeyrinsMours-Saint-EusèbeRomans-sur-IsèreMercurol-VeaunesBourg-de-PéageSaint-Donat-sur-l'HerbassePeyrinsMours-Saint-EusèbeRomans-sur-IsèreMercurol-VeaunesBourg-de-PéageCharmes-sur-l'Herbasse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Charmes-sur-l'Herbasse806—————
Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse4,1932.7CBC+C−
Peyrins2,6134.2—C+—A
Mours-Saint-Eusèbe3,4246.2A−B−AB−
Romans-sur-Isère33,4647.4CBC−C+
Mercurol-Veaunes2,8168.2—B−—A−
Bourg-de-Péage9,9218.4C−B−DC

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.