Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 23 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Charce is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things La Charce does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Charce, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
71% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Charce.
La Charce sits above both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 4% of the population.
36% women, 64% men
About 56 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| La Charce | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 8.7% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts La Charce above both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Charce, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
11.1% of La Charce’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 78% drove.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, La Charce is below both Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near La Charce. Best known first.
La Charce has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château (restes): Photo: Peringola · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Charce yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Charce is a commune of 23 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
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.