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Lapeyrouse-MornayDrôme

In Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 1,178 residents.

Is Lapeyrouse-Mornay a good place to live?

Buying a home costs less than in most towns (B+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 33% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is its weak spot — 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Work and incomes lag (D): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 10.9% unemployment. School results trail most towns (C): brevet results 3 points below the expected rate.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Lapeyrouse-Mornay 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 Lapeyrouse-Mornay grades

Each subject compares Lapeyrouse-Mornay 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.

How grading works

Lapeyrouse-Mornay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Lapeyrouse-Mornay’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Lapeyrouse-Mornay’s story

No historic monuments in Lapeyrouse-Mornay

The Culture ministry lists no building in Lapeyrouse-Mornay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Tombe du Facteur Cheval située au cimetière communal, in Hauterives, 5.4 mi away.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Joyeuse and 10 more in and around Lapeyrouse-Mornay

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Lapeyrouse-Mornay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lapeyrouse-Mornay.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

On foot, Lapeyrouse-Mornay works less well than 94% of compared French towns

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.5% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €24,740 a year per consumption unit, near Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 10.9%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Lapeyrouse-Mornay, 0.5 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 6% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living B+

Renting in Lapeyrouse-Mornay costs less than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.84/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Lapeyrouse-Mornay: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 91% houses, the rest apartments.

€9.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lapeyrouse-Mornay€9.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€9.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.70 to €12.59/m² a month)
€9.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,770
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 3.1 mi to the nearest one.

87.0%passed the brevetCSchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lapeyrouse-Mornay87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Denis BrunetNearest collègeCollègeCollège11687%−3 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth B+

Lapeyrouse-Mornay loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 81 per 100 expected, below Drôme’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Lapeyrouse-Mornay is Clinique des Cotes du Rhone, 9.2 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 102 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 83, 19% fewer. Women in Drôme live to 85.7 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Lapeyrouse-Mornay · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique des Cotes du Rhone
15.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Lucien Hussel de Vienne
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Lapeyrouse-Mornay are under 15, more than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns

7.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Graduates make up 19% of adults.

42.9median age
Lapeyrouse-MornayDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lapeyrouse-Mornay
Lapeyrouse-MornayDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–247.4%9.8%11%
25–4424%23%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+21%23%22%
No diploma26%20%19%
CAP or BEP32%25%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education19%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Safety

Lapeyrouse-Mornay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

The graded crime recorded most in Lapeyrouse-Mornay was criminal damage (2025). Graded property crimes ran at 9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.8 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie figures for Lapeyrouse-Mornay show 6 offenses in 2025.

3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage6
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
Drug use0

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
75.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 75.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lapeyrouse-Mornay

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Landmarks

Nothing in Lapeyrouse-Mornay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Lapeyrouse-Mornay

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lapeyrouse-Mornay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Lapeyrouse-Mornay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Drôme →
BeaurepaireAnneyronChanasSaint-Rambert-d'AlbonSalaise-sur-SanneRoussillonBeaurepaireAnneyronChanasSaint-Rambert-d'AlbonSalaise-sur-SanneRoussillonLapeyrouse-Mornay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lapeyrouse-Mornay1,178——B+—B+
Beaurepaire Isère5,0103.1A−A−C−B
Anneyron4,1696.1AC+AA
Chanas Isère2,7068.2C−C+CB−
Saint-Rambert-d'Albon7,0018.2DBDC
Salaise-sur-Sanne Isère4,6068.7C−C+DB
Roussillon Isère8,5959.2C−B−C−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Lapeyrouse-Mornay

Is Lapeyrouse-Mornay safe?

Lapeyrouse-Mornay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Are schools in Lapeyrouse-Mornay good?

They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

About Lapeyrouse-Mornay

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lapeyrouse-Mornay is a commune of 1,178 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. 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

Population
1,178 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.5 km²)
INSEE code
26155

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.