Espeluche has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Espeluche 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 Espeluche.
Schools
Schools around Espeluche do less well than those of 96% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Espeluche is 81.0%, lower than both Drôme’s towns (85.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 3.1 mi to the nearest one. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 3.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Only 3.9% of commuters in Espeluche go to work without a car, fewer than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,830 a year. Jobs based in Espeluche number 100, against 550 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 9.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Espeluche, 0.2 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,830
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 16% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 18% of people in Espeluche are 65 or over, fewer than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
8.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 36% of adults. Ages in Espeluche split evenly at 46.8: half are older, half younger.
46.8median age
EspelucheDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2009
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, above Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Since 2009, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Espeluche has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected
2009
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Espeluche has a lower adjusted death rate than 54% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 68 residents of Espeluche died, against 79 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. Average lifespans in Drôme: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: there is one general practitioner here.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Espeluche · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
4.3 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Espeluche
Is Espeluche safe?
Espeluche has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Espeluche good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Espeluche
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Espeluche is a commune of 1,134 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. 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.
