Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
973 people call this town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Le Grand-Serre falls below the line for grades. The median home sells for €1,548/m².
The one thing Le Grand-Serre does most differently from other towns.
Le Grand-Serre has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
21% 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 Le Grand-Serre.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Le Grand-Serre has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under 15: 18% of residents. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Drôme’s towns (23%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Le Grand-Serre by age and the one in the middle is 42.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Le Grand-Serre | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.6% of commuters at the census. Le Grand-Serre holds 300 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. 11.4% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 8.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joseph BédierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 91%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 85% were houses. Le Grand-Serre recorded 41 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,465/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Le Grand-Serre’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Le Grand-Serre as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grand-Serre | 973 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaurepaire Isère | 5,010 | 5.6 | A− | A− | C− | B |
| Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux Isère | 3,186 | 8.7 | D | B | C | C+ |
| Anneyron | 4,169 | 11 | A | C+ | A | A |
| La Côte-Saint-André Isère | 4,873 | 11 | C− | C+ | D− | C− |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 4,193 | 12 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Chatte Isère | 2,518 | 12 | B | B | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Grand-Serre is a commune of 973 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.