Donzère grades D overall: better than 14% of compared French towns, and #30 of 36 in Drôme. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Donzère 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 Donzère.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Donzère than in Drôme or compared French towns: 10 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Donzère has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Site vinicole gallo-romain dit Le Mollard. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Donzère has a higher adjusted death rate than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Drôme: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Donzère records 103 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 419 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 494, 18% more. The nearest emergency department to Donzère is Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar, 9.5 mi away.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Donzère · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
10 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
Crime per resident in Donzère runs higher than in 74% of compared French towns
In all, 173 offenses reached the police record in Donzère in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.4 violent offenses and 21 graded property crimes a year. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Donzère (2025).
6.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage66
Family violence26
Burglary22
Vehicle theft21
Theft from vehicles15
Other physical violence13
Sexual violence10
Armed robbery0
Drug use37
Fraud37
Theft without violence32
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.
6.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
173
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Few people in Donzère are 65 or over: 17%, below Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 9.8% of residents.
39.5median age
DonzèreDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Donzère than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.81/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
147 sales of houses and apartments in Donzère, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,061/m². Among the homes sold, 80% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 147 homes were sold here.
€2,061/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Donzère€2,061/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,285/m²
118
€9.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.79 to €12.35/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Drôme Sud Provence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Donzère, 13.7%, runs above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,210 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Donzère: 2,050, for 2,550 residents in work (0.8 each). 5.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,050
jobs based in Donzère, 0.8 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 38% of compared French towns
Moulin à vent de " Beauvert ": Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison (ancienne gendarmerie): Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont dit du Robinet sur le Rhône: Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Site vinicole gallo-romain dit Le Mollard: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Donzère
Is Donzère safe?
It grades C for safety, #21 of 36 in Drôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 66 acts of criminal damage.
Is Donzère expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,061/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Donzère grades B+ for cost of living.
About Donzère
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Donzère is a commune of 6,008 people in the Communauté de communes Drôme Sud Provence. 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.
