Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 218 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Lachau is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Lachau does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lachau: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
32% 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 Lachau.
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, below both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Just over two in five residents have reached 65. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.4%.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 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.
| Lachau | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Lachau is Église Notre-Dame-de-Calma.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Lachau number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Unemployment stood at 22.6%, higher than both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 21.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
Lachau recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.85/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Lachau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame-de-Calma: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lachau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachau | 218 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laragne-Montéglin Hautes-Alpes | 3,549 | 11 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Sisteron Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 7,850 | 15 | C+ | B | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lachau is a commune of 218 people in the Communauté de communes du Sisteronais-Buëch. 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.