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CrépolDrôme

A town of 523 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Crépol a good place to live?

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

Tour du cimetière
Tour du cimetière · Classé · Photo: Fifistorien · CC BY-SA 3.0
Crépol’s story

Crépol in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1956.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1956First protected: Tour du cimetière
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crépol.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Crépol than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 25% of adults

Crépol sits below both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Over-65s are 26% of the population.

45.9median age
CrépolDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%

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 Crépol
CrépolDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–249.7%9.8%11%
25–4421%23%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+26%23%22%
No diploma24%20%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education25%32%30%

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

History

Crépol keeps more of its old housing than Drôme or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

That puts Crépol above both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Crépol: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Crépol is Tour du cimetière.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1956
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Crépol walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

On this, Crépol is below both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Crépol has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.6 per worker. 11.6% of the labour force are out of work.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Crépol, 0.6 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Crépol than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.07/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Crépol comes below both Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Crépol€10.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.86 to €12.90/m² a month)
€8.91/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 Crépol

11pages on Crépol

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Tour du cimetière: Photo: Fifistorien · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Crépol

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

How we find them →

Crépol’s 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 →
Saint-Donat-sur-l'HerbassePeyrinsMours-Saint-EusèbeRomans-sur-IsèreBourg-de-PéageChatteSaint-Donat-sur-l'HerbassePeyrinsMours-Saint-EusèbeRomans-sur-IsèreBourg-de-PéageChatteCrépol
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Crépol523—————
Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse4,1935.5CBC+C−
Peyrins2,6135.6—C+—A
Mours-Saint-Eusèbe3,4247.3A−B−AB−
Romans-sur-Isère33,4648.7CBC−C+
Bourg-de-Péage9,9219.7C−B−DC
Chatte Isère2,51811BBB−B

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

About Crépol

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Crépol is a commune of 523 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
523 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.5 km²)
INSEE code
26107

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.