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CompsDrôme

A town of 137 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Comps a good place to live?

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

What makes Comps stand out

The one thing Comps does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Classé · Photo: BiiJii · CC BY-SA 3.0
Comps’ story

Comps in pictures

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

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Le Château and 12 more in and around Comps

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Comps. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Comps.

Who lives here

Comps has fewer young adults than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24

26% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 46% of adults.

51.6median age
CompsDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education46%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Comps
CompsDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–245.8%9.8%11%
25–4420%23%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+26%23%22%
No diploma9.3%20%19%
CAP or BEP18%25%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education46%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Comps: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1938
first monument protected
39%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Comps run lower than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,010 a year per consumption unit

For its 50 residents in work, Comps has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. The census found 6.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 11.3% of the labour force were unemployed, near Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving72%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Comps, 0.5 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
22%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 2.6 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 12.7 mi away.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Comps86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Ernest ChalamelNearest collègeCollègeCollège6586%−5 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Comps than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.53/m² a month

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

6 houses and apartments changed hands in Comps from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Comps€9.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €12.13/m² a month)
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Comps

13pages on Comps

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Comps

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Comps yet.

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Comps’ 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 →
DieulefitAouste-sur-SyeCrestValréasNyonsMontboucher-sur-JabronDieulefitAouste-sur-SyeCrestValréasNyonsMontboucher-sur-JabronComps
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Comps137—————
Dieulefit3,2892.8B−CAC+
Aouste-sur-Sye2,73312C+CB−A−
Crest8,65813DCC−B−
Valréas Vaucluse9,22413C−B+C+C−
Nyons6,81613C−C−CB−
Montboucher-sur-Jabron2,59215—C−—A

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

About Comps

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Comps is a commune of 137 people in the Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux. 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
137 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
26101

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.