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
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
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.
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
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 →
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.