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Châtillon-en-DioisDrôme

669 people call this town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.

Is Châtillon-en-Diois a good place to live?

Châtillon-en-Diois isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 47% of its housing. The median home sells for €1,360/m². 38% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Châtillon-en-Diois stand out

The 3 things Châtillon-en-Diois does most differently from other towns.

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Hôtel de ville
Hôtel de ville · Classé · Photo: Sequajectrof · CC BY-SA 3.0
Châtillon-en-Diois’ story

Châtillon-en-Diois in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Châtillon-en-Diois: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Châtillon-en-Diois before 1900, the earliest Pierre Devoluy, in 1862.

  • 1992First protected: Hôtel de ville
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtillon-en-Diois.

Who lives here

Few people in Châtillon-en-Diois are 15 to 24: 4%, fewer than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns

12% are under 15, below both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. Also worth knowing: half of Châtillon-en-Diois is older than 57.8, half younger.

57.8median age
Châtillon-en-DioisDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Châtillon-en-Diois
Châtillon-en-DioisDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1512%18%17%
15–244%9.8%11%
25–4419%23%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+38%23%22%
No diploma14%20%19%
CAP or BEP24%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education35%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Châtillon-en-Diois: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Châtillon-en-Diois is Hôtel de ville.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

17th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

21.8% of commuters in Châtillon-en-Diois go to work without a car, more than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns

The median disposable income was €23,640 a year per consumption unit, below both Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970). 300 jobs are based in Châtillon-en-Diois, for 250 working residents (1.2 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 4.7% of working residents in Châtillon-en-Diois to work at the census.

22%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving63%
On foot12%
Bicycle5%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Châtillon-en-Diois, 1.2 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Châtillon-en-Diois costs less than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.76/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 63% were houses. The market in Châtillon-en-Diois: 48 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,360/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Châtillon-en-Diois€1,360/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,947/m²30
€9.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €12.56/m² a month)
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Châtillon-en-Diois

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Landmarks

Châtillon-en-Diois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Hôtel de ville: Photo: Sequajectrof · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Châtillon-en-Diois

2 notable people were born in Châtillon-en-Diois.

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Châtillon-en-Diois’ neighbors

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

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DieDieChâtillon-en-Diois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Châtillon-en-Diois669—————
Die4,8447.1C−C−DB−

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

About Châtillon-en-Diois

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Châtillon-en-Diois is a commune of 669 people in the Communauté de communes du Diois. 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
669 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Diois
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
42.5 sq mi (110.2 km²)
INSEE code
26086

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.