Residents’ health trails most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,669/m² costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo. It also trails on walkability — 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Châtillon-Saint-Jean has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
How Châtillon-Saint-Jean grades
Each subject compares Châtillon-Saint-Jean 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtillon-Saint-Jean.
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Châtillon-Saint-Jean is above 73% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Drôme: 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Châtillon-Saint-Jean’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, above Drôme’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88) alike. 98 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 101: 3% below. The nearest emergency department to Châtillon-Saint-Jean is Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere, 6.4 mi away.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Châtillon-Saint-Jean · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere
6.4 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
Fewer commuters in Châtillon-Saint-Jean walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%
7.9% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.2% of working residents in Châtillon-Saint-Jean went to work by public transport. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,460 a year.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Châtillon-Saint-Jean, 0.4 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 33% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Châtillon-Saint-Jean keeps more of its old housing than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Châtillon-Saint-Jean; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Châtillon-Saint-Jean costs less than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.07/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
47 sales of houses and apartments in Châtillon-Saint-Jean, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,669/m². Houses were 83% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 47 homes were sold here.
€2,669/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtillon-Saint-Jean€2,669/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,513/m²
39
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.86 to €12.90/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.38/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
Châtillon-Saint-Jean skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
The share of residents under 15 is 19%. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Drôme’s towns (23%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 29% of adults.
43.7median age
Châtillon-Saint-JeanDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtillon-Saint-Jean
Is Châtillon-Saint-Jean safe?
Châtillon-Saint-Jean has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Châtillon-Saint-Jean expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,669/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châtillon-Saint-Jean grades B− for cost of living.
About Châtillon-Saint-Jean
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châtillon-Saint-Jean is a commune of 1,305 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
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.