Die grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #27 of 36 in Drôme. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 9.3 recorded violent incidents and 25.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,263/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Diois. Its strongest is walkability (A): 76% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 37% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Die 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 Die.
History
Die keeps more of its old housing than Drôme or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Die is above both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Die has 19 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2001.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Die records more crime per resident than 90% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 131 offenses in the graded categories in Die in 2025. With 2,600 jobs for 1,850 working residents, Die draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents. Of the graded crimes in Die, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
9.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage56
Other physical violence21
Family violence18
Burglary12
Theft from vehicles11
Sexual violence7
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence51
Fraud43
Drug use35
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
131
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Die has higher unemployment than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 15.0%
In the comparison, Die comes above both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €23,390 a year per consumption unit.
37%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving55%
On foot20%
Bicycle11%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,600
jobs based in Die, 1.4 per working resident
15.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Die gets a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,263/m², comes from 222 sales of houses and apartments in Die from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Die sell for €2,683/m² and apartments for €1,924/m².
€2,263/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Die€2,263/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,683/m²
128
Apartments
€1,924/m²
94
€11.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.09 to €15.19/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Diois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Die than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
For Die, that is below both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents.
50.6median age
DieDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Die’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 796 residents of Die died, against 741 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. Its care home for older people (157 places) counts its residents as Die’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Die · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Diois
25.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Valence
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Die’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Die
Is Die safe?
It grades D for safety, #31 of 36 in Drôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 56 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Die good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #6 of 32 in Drôme. 97% of 78 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général du Diois in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Die 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 €2,263/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.75/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Die grades C− for cost of living.
About Die
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Die is a commune of 4,844 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
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.
