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With 56 residents, it is a town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Rochette-du-Buis is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 46% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Rochette-du-Buis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Rochette-du-Buis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré (ancien), in Saint-André-de-Rosans, 8.9 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Rochette-du-Buis.
People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.7% of the population. At 59, the median resident of La Rochette-du-Buis sits in the middle of the age range.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| La Rochette-du-Buis | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3.3% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
La Rochette-du-Buis recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Rochette-du-Buis 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 La Rochette-du-Buis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochette-du-Buis | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bédoin Vaucluse | 3,106 | 15 | — | D | — | A− |
| Malaucène Vaucluse | 2,758 | 16 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Nyons | 6,816 | 16 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine Vaucluse | 6,058 | 18 | B− | C | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Rochette-du-Buis is a commune of 56 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 November 4, 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.