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EygalayesDrôme

A town of 89 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Eygalayes a good place to live?

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

What makes Eygalayes stand out

The 2 things Eygalayes does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Eygalayes

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-Calma, in Lachau, 2.3 mi away.

32% 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 Eygalayes.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Eygalayes than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 44% of the town, above Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.7% of residents. Graduates make up 28% of adults.

62.7median age
EygalayesDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Eygalayes
EygalayesDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1511%18%17%
15–246.7%9.8%11%
25–4419%23%23%
45–6419%26%26%
65+44%23%22%
No diploma24%20%19%
CAP or BEP24%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education28%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Eygalayes has higher unemployment than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 12.1%

At the census, 9.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot10%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Eygalayes, 0.6 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Eygalayes is €10.79/m² a month

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

Eygalayes recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Eygalayes€10.79/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€10.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.88/m² a month)
€8.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eygalayes

11pages on Eygalayes

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Eygalayes

2 notable people were born in Eygalayes.

Their page →

Eygalayes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Laragne-MontéglinSisteronLaragne-MontéglinSisteronEygalayes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Eygalayes89—————
Laragne-Montéglin Hautes-Alpes3,54913C−B+DC
Sisteron Alpes-de-Haute-Provence7,85017C+BCB

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

About Eygalayes

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Eygalayes is a commune of 89 people in the Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. 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
89 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7 sq mi (18.2 km²)
INSEE code
26126

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.