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183 residents make their home in this town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Fay-le-Clos: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The one thing Fay-le-Clos does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fay-le-Clos as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site archéologique de la tour d'Albon, situé au hameau de La Tour, in Albon, 2.8 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Fay-le-Clos. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fay-le-Clos.
The under-15s are 20% of the population here. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Typical age in Fay-le-Clos: 48, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Fay-le-Clos | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €24,360 a year per consumption unit, close to Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Fay-le-Clos, 100.0% passed the bac, above both Drôme’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Bonnet PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 100%+5 pts |
| Lycée général privé Notre Dame de la Galaure PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 175 | 100%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Fay-le-Clos.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fay-le-Clos is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fay-le-Clos yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fay-le-Clos | 183 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anneyron | 4,169 | 4 | A | C+ | A | A |
| Saint-Vallier | 4,027 | 4.9 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon | 7,001 | 6.5 | D | B | D | C |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 4,193 | 7.5 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Chanas Isère | 2,706 | 7.9 | C− | C+ | C | B− |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay Ardèche | 2,725 | 9.1 | — | B− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fay-le-Clos is a commune of 183 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. 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
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.