Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colonzelle.
History
Colonzelle keeps more of its old housing than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
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Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Colonzelle is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, anciennement dite église Saint-Pierre de Margerie.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Colonzelle has fewer young adults than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24
Typical age in Colonzelle: 50.9, the median. Under-15s account for 18% of the population. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, near both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%).
50.9median age
ColonzelleDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
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
Work & commute
Incomes in Colonzelle run higher than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,590 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 3.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Colonzelle: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Colonzelle, 0.3 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Colonzelle
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Colonzelle is a commune of 524 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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
524 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan
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.
