A good place to live, if you can afford it. Safety is a strength too (A−): an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Getting around depends on the car: 33% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade comes out at B+, #9 of 36 in Drôme. Set against the rest, it does better than 68% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · 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 Châteauneuf-sur-Isère 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.
Abbaye de Vernaison (ancienne): Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer people in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère are out of work than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.3%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €27,200 a year per consumption unit, above both Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,450
jobs based in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, 1.2 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Châteauneuf-sur-Isère sees less crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
In 2025, 78 offenses were recorded in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère. Police and gendarmerie recorded 78 offenses in the graded categories locally in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Family violence21
Burglary13
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles10
Armed robbery0
Fraud23
Theft without violence11
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.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
78
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.0%
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 · When other physical violence and sexual violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (6.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
Châteauneuf-sur-Isère’s median home price is €2,599/m²
€2,599/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Châteauneuf-sur-Isère recorded 105 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 90% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €9.62/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteauneuf-sur-Isère€2,599/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,597/m²
94
€12.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.56 to €15.97/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère are under 15, more than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns
41.8median age
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.9% of residents. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
Châteauneuf-sur-IsèreDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Châteauneuf-sur-Isère keeps more of its old housing than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Châteauneuf-sur-Isère sees fewer deaths than 59% of compared French towns
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
264 deaths in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 310: 15% below. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Châteauneuf-sur-Isère records 85 deaths per 100 expected. 6 GPs practise here. Women in Drôme live to 85.7 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere
3.9 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
Châteauneuf-sur-Isère is a commune of 4,281 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
4,281 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
17.6 sq mi (45.6 km²)
INSEE code
26084
Châteauneuf-sur-Isère’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 Châteauneuf-sur-Isère
Is Châteauneuf-sur-Isère safe?
It grades A− for safety, #11 of 36 in Drôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Is Châteauneuf-sur-Isère expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.35/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châteauneuf-sur-Isère grades C− for cost of living.
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.
