Dieulefit grades B− overall: better than 54% of compared French towns, and #14 of 36 in Drôme. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,679/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Dieulefit 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 Dieulefit.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Dieulefit: 39% are 65 or over, above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
In the comparison, Dieulefit comes above both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). 12% of residents are children under 15.
58median age
DieulefitDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 80 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Dieulefit records less crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 20 offenses in the graded categories in Dieulefit in 2025. With 1,450 jobs for 1,150 working residents, Dieulefit draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents. For family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 20.9% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage13
Other physical violence7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence16
Fraud12
Drug use9
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.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
20.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Dieulefit gets a C for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,679/m², comes from 145 sales of houses and apartments in Dieulefit from July 2023 to June 2026. In Dieulefit, houses go for €2,913/m² and apartments for €2,086/m².
€2,679/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dieulefit€2,679/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,913/m²
109
Apartments
€2,086/m²
36
€11.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.78 to €14.01/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Dieulefit: 23% 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.
Dieulefit sits above both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Dieulefit, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Dieulefit’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 697 residents of Dieulefit died, against 615 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. Its two care homes for older people (149 places) count their residents as Dieulefit’s; allowing for them, deaths were 9% 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.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Dieulefit · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jules Niel de Valreas
14.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Alain Rodet: Babsy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacques Roman: Laurent Dubois pour la BCUL, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marguerite Soubeyran: Evelyn Marc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · François Soubeyran: Roger Pic, Public domain · Régis Penet: Bmaeliss, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Théodore Morin: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Dieulefit’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 Dieulefit
Is Dieulefit safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 36 in Drôme.
Are schools in Dieulefit good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #21 of 32 in Drôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dieulefit expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,679/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.09/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Dieulefit grades C for cost of living.
About Dieulefit
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dieulefit is a commune of 3,289 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
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.
