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ChâteaudoubleDrôme

A town of 633 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

633

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.24

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€29,030

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Châteaudouble a good place to live?

Châteaudouble is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Châteaudouble stand out

The one thing Châteaudouble does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

13% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Châteaudouble’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Châteaudouble’s story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

Châteaudouble has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1959.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joseph Charignon, born in 1872, is the one person born in Châteaudouble before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1959First protected: Château du Bourg et ses communs

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteaudouble.

Who lives here

More people in Châteaudouble hold a degree than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 47%

18% of residents are 65 or over, below both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of the population. Children under 15 count for 21% of the people here.

41.7median age

ChâteaudoubleDrôme medianFrance median

Drôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

18%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP17%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education47%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Châteaudouble
	Châteaudouble	Drôme median	France median
Under 15	21%	18%	17%
15–24	8.2%	9.8%	11%
25–44	26%	23%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	18%	23%	22%
No diploma	10%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	17%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	47%	32%	30%

Full pageChâteaudouble’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41.7 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad1.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Châteaudouble?”

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

History

Old homes shape Châteaudouble: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Châteaudouble is Château du Bourg et ses communs.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Château du Bourg et ses communs 16th–19th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1959

first monument protected

Full pageChâteaudouble’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Châteaudouble?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Châteaudouble run higher than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,030 a year per consumption unit

100 jobs are based in Châteaudouble, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker). Unemployment stands at 9.2%. At the census, 7.0% of working residents in Châteaudouble didn’t travel to work at all.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

On foot5%

Public transport4%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Châteaudouble, 0.3 per working resident

9.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€29,030

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€29,030 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Châteaudouble is €11.24/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.16/m² a month. 11 houses and apartments changed hands in Châteaudouble from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Châteaudouble€11.24/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Drôme median€11.33/m²

€11.24/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.93 to €14.14/m² a month)

€9.16/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChâteaudouble’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.24/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Châteaudouble

12pages on Châteaudouble

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Châteaudouble has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Château du Bourg et ses communsChâteau · 16th–19th c.

Classé

Chapelle du cimetièreChapel · 12th c. · in Peyrus, 1.6 mi

Classé

Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie (ancienne)Church · 12th & 13th c. · in Léoncel, 5.2 mi

Classé

Église-templeChurch · 11th c. · in Beaumont-lès-Valence, 7.7 mi

Famous people from Châteaudouble

One notable person was born in Châteaudouble.

Their page →

Joseph CharignonFrench engineer (1872-1930)

Châteaudouble’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 →

ChabeuilMontélierMalissardAlixanMontmeyranBeaumont-lès-ValenceChâteaudouble

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Châteaudouble	633	—	—	—	—	—
Chabeuil	6,833	3.8	A⁻	C	B	B⁻
Montélier	4,323	4.3	A⁺	C	A	A⁺
Malissard	3,294	6.6	B⁺	C	A⁺	B⁻
Alixan	2,729	6.7	B	C⁺	C⁻	A⁻
Montmeyran	2,960	7	C⁺	C	A	B
Beaumont-lès-Valence	4,337	7.5	C⁺	C⁻	A⁺	C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Châteaudouble

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Châteaudouble is a commune of 633 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

Population: 633 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo
Département: Drôme (26)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²)
INSEE code: 26081

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.