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ÉchevisDrôme

A town of 58 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Échevis a good place to live?

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

What makes Échevis stand out

The 2 things Échevis does most differently from other towns.

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Échevis’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Échevis’ story

No historic monuments in Échevis

The Culture ministry lists no building in Échevis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de Beauvoir (ruines), in Beauvoir-en-Royans, 6.7 mi away.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échevis.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 8.2% of people in Échevis are 65 or over, fewer than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns

Among adults, 39% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 3.3% of the town, below both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 21% of the population here.

39.3median age
ÉchevisDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Échevis
ÉchevisDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–243.3%9.8%11%
25–4430%23%23%
45–6438%26%26%
65+8.2%23%22%
No diploma8.7%20%19%
CAP or BEP26%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education39%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Échevis has higher unemployment than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 16.2%

3.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Échevis, 0.3 per working resident
16.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
6%
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 Échevis than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.00/m² a month

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

Sales in Échevis from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.

€10.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Échevis€10.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€10.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.13 to €14.03/m² a month)
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Grottes de Choranche and 3 more in and around Échevis

Other places to visit and museums in and near Échevis. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Échevis

12pages on Échevis

Landmarks

Nothing in Échevis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Échevis

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

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Échevis’ 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-Jean-en-RoyansVillard-de-LansSaint-MarcellinChatteAutrans-Méaudre en VercorsLans-en-VercorsSaint-Jean-en-RoyansVillard-de-LansSaint-MarcellinChatteAutrans-Méaudre en VercorsLans-en-VercorsÉchevis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Échevis58—————
Saint-Jean-en-Royans2,8744.6BB+AC
Villard-de-Lans Isère4,3288.8A+C−A−B+
Saint-Marcellin Isère7,7009C+BC−B−
Chatte Isère2,5189.3BBB−B
Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors Isère2,93611—B−—A−
Lans-en-Vercors Isère2,75112—C−—A−

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

About Échevis

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Échevis is a commune of 58 people in the Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors. 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
58 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.2 km²)
INSEE code
26117

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.