With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Motte-Chalancon falls below the line for grades. 45% of homes here are second homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Motte-Chalancon stand out
The 2 things La Motte-Chalancon does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Motte-Chalancon.
Who lives here
Few people in La Motte-Chalancon are 15 to 24: 5.7%, fewer than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
The under-15s are 8.1% of the population here. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of La Motte-Chalancon are older than 56.2.
56.2median age
La Motte-ChalanconDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
La Motte-Chalancon keeps more of its old housing than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Motte-Chalancon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in La Motte-Chalancon than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,460 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 17.6% of commuters got to work without a car. 14.2% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in La Motte-Chalancon: 150, for 150 residents in work (1 each).
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving62%
On foot15%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in La Motte-Chalancon, 1 per working resident
14.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in La Motte-Chalancon costs less than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.76/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.73/m² a month. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in La Motte-Chalancon.
€9.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
La Motte-Chalancon€9.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€9.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €12.56/m² a month)
€7.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Motte-Chalancon
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Motte-Chalancon is a commune of 395 people in the Communauté de communes du Diois. 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.