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Le Poët-CélardDrôme

With 148 residents, it is a town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
148
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.25
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,320
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Le Poët-Célard a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Le Poët-Célard falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 43% of its housing.

What makes Le Poët-Célard stand out

The one thing Le Poët-Célard does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
43%2%Le Poët-Céla…MedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Château de Saint-André
Château de Saint-André · Classé · Photo: Alain Tillier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Poët-Célard’s story

Le Poët-Célard in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Poët-Célard counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2003First protected: Château de Saint-André
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Poët-Célard.

History

Le Poët-Célard keeps more of its old housing than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Le Poët-Célard is Château de Saint-André. The protected list starts in the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
2003
first monument protected
Full pageLe Poët-Célard’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes38% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Le Poët-Célard?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

More people in Le Poët-Célard hold a degree than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 37%

Children under 15 make up 19%, above Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. At 49.1, the median resident of Le Poët-Célard sits in the middle of the age range.

49.1median age
Le Poët-CélardDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Poët-Célard
Le Poët-CélardDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–248.8%9.8%11%
25–4419%23%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma13%20%19%
CAP or BEP22%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education37%32%30%
Full pageLe Poët-Célard’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.1 median age · 23% are 65 or overHouseholds60 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad10% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Le Poët-Célard?”

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

Work & commute

Le Poët-Célard has lower unemployment than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

Le Poët-Célard has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 16.9% of working residents in Le Poët-Célard didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Le Poët-Célard, 0.6 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
17%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLe Poët-Célard’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working residentGetting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€26,320 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Poët-Célard than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.25/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €10.72/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 1 homes were sold in Le Poët-Célard.

€10.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Poët-Célard€10.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€10.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.11 to €12.97/m² a month)
€10.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLe Poët-Célard’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.25/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-André and 5 more in and around Le Poët-Célard

Heritage and museums in and near Le Poët-Célard. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Andréin townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Poët-Célardin townArt galleryArt galleryÉglise Notre-Dame-de-Viale de Bourdeaux2.8 km southeast, in BourdeauxChâteauChâteauChâteau des Evêques de Die2.7 km southeast, in BourdeauxChâteauChâteauChâteau ruiné des Comtes de Poitiers2.9 km southeast, in BourdeauxChâteauChâteauLe Château5 km south, in Comps
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Poët-Célard

12pages on Le Poët-Célard
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.2 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousingOne sale on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.1History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Le Poët-Célard has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Château de Saint-AndréChâteau · 16th c.
Classé
Église Notre-Dame-la-Brune.Church · in Pont-de-Barret, 4.4 mi
Classé
Château et sa chapelleChâteau · 12th & 16th c. · in Le Poët-Laval, 6 mi
Classé
Borne milliaire gallo-romaineEngineering work · Antiquity · in Saillans, 8.4 mi
Photo credits

Château de Saint-André: Photo: Alain Tillier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Le Poët-Célard

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Poët-Célard yet.

How we find them →

Le Poët-Célard’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 →
DieulefitAouste-sur-SyeCrestAllexMontboucher-sur-JabronValréasDieulefitAouste-sur-SyeCrestAllexMontboucher-sur-JabronValréasLe Poët-Célard
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Poët-Célard148—————
Dieulefit3,2895.4B−CAC+
Aouste-sur-Sye2,7338.5C+CB−A−
Crest8,6589.9DCC−B−
Allex2,69815—C+—A
Montboucher-sur-Jabron2,59215—C−—A
Valréas Vaucluse9,22416C−B+C+C−

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

About Le Poët-Célard

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Le Poët-Célard is a commune of 148 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Drôme en Biovallée. 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
148 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Drôme en Biovallée
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
26241

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.