Laveyron has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,919/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Laveyron 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laveyron.
HealthHealth A
Laveyron has a lower adjusted death rate than 91% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Laveyron: 70 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 72 residents of Laveyron died, against 103 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% fewer. At birth, a girl in Drôme can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Laveyron · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Drome Nord Saint Vallier
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Laveyron has higher unemployment than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 12.9%
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Laveyron holds 850 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 1.7 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €24,360 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
850
jobs based in Laveyron, 1.7 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 29% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Laveyron are under 15, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Degrees are held by 19% of adults, below both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of Laveyron have a median age of 39.9.
39.9median age
LaveyronDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Laveyron costs less than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.87/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,919/m²: 31 houses and apartments sold in Laveyron between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.99/m² a month. The sales split: 81% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,919/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Laveyron€1,919/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €12.50/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,770
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.9 mi away. Near Laveyron, 93.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with both Drôme’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Laveyron
Is Laveyron safe?
Laveyron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 12.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Laveyron good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 125 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Henri Laurens in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Laveyron expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,919/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Laveyron grades B+ for cost of living.
About Laveyron
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Laveyron is a commune of 1,253 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
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.