The local economy does well: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. Its weakest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car: just over three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). La Bâtie-Rolland has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
How La Bâtie-Rolland grades
Each subject compares La Bâtie-Rolland 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 La Bâtie-Rolland.
HousingCost of living C
Median price in La Bâtie-Rolland: €2,443/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 89% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €10.08/m² a month. Sales in La Bâtie-Rolland from July 2023 to June 2026: 38 houses and apartments.
€2,443/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Bâtie-Rolland€2,443/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,586/m²
34
€12.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.60 to €15.05/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,240
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Only 5.4% of commuters in La Bâtie-Rolland go to work without a car, fewer than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
The unemployment rate comes to 8.0%. 3.3% of La Bâtie-Rolland’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €26,010 a year per consumption unit, near both Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in La Bâtie-Rolland, 0.8 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,010
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 32% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
La Bâtie-Rolland sees 92 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Drôme: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 83 deaths in La Bâtie-Rolland from 2016 to 2025; there were 77, 8% fewer. The nearest emergency department to La Bâtie-Rolland is Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar, 4.2 mi away.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in La Bâtie-Rolland · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
4.1 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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with Drôme’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). Just over a third of adults hold a degree. Ages in La Bâtie-Rolland split evenly at 43: half are older, half younger.
43median age
La Bâtie-RollandDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Bâtie-Rolland
Is La Bâtie-Rolland safe?
La Bâtie-Rolland has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Bâtie-Rolland expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.02/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Bâtie-Rolland grades C for cost of living.
About La Bâtie-Rolland
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Bâtie-Rolland is a commune of 1,087 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.
