Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Pègue.
Who lives here
An older town: 36% of people in Le Pègue are 65 or over, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 5.9%, lower than both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. At 55.6, the median resident of Le Pègue sits in the middle of the age range.
55.6median age
Le PègueDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Le Pègue: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Le Pègue is Oppidum du Pègue. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Le Pègue walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%
Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. Le Pègue has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. No commute at all: 5.1% of working residents in the town at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Le Pègue, 0.3 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Pègue
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Pègue is a commune of 358 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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
358 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan
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.