Grignan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Grignan 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 Grignan.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Grignan cost more than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,421/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €8.49/m² a month. The sales split: 85% houses, the rest apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €12.10/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²).
€3,421/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Grignan€3,421/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,528/m²
51
€12.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.24 to €15.86/m² a month)
10.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Grignan than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
Over-65s are nearly a third of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.5% of residents, lower than both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Grignan is older than 54, half younger.
54median age
GrignanDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Grignan sees fewer deaths than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 84 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Grignan can choose among 3 GPs. Women in Drôme live to 85.7 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 266 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 228: 17% above.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Grignan · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jules Niel de Valreas
12.3 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
Grignan is rich in protected monuments: 44 per 10,000 residents, more than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Grignan: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2004. The protected list starts in the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in the town is Ancienne église collégiale Saint-Sauveur.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Grignan is better off than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,290 a year per consumption unit
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, near Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 12.5% of commuters got to work without a car.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot10%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
800
jobs based in Grignan, 1.3 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Grignan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Among the graded crimes in Grignan, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 3.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.8. This Drôme town has 800 jobs for 650 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The 2025 count: 26 offenses in the town.
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage11
Burglary8
Theft from vehicles7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence20
Fraud16
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.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
34.0%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 34.0% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Grignan and 4 more in and around Grignan
Museums and heritage in and near Grignan. Best known first.
Ancienne église collégiale Saint-Sauveur: Photo: Finoskov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · maison Flachère de Roustan: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lavoir public: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Statue de Madame de Sévigné: Photo: Louis Rochet photo : MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Grignan
Is Grignan safe?
Grignan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
Is Grignan expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Grignan grades D for cost of living.
About Grignan
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grignan is a commune of 1,596 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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
1,596 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan
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.
