Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 25 people, lies in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Le Poët-en-Percip out for now. 55% of its homes are second homes. Just just over one in ten residents are 65 or older.
The 2 things Le Poët-en-Percip does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Poët-en-Percip as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré (ancien), in Saint-André-de-Rosans, 10.3 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Le Poët-en-Percip is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Poët-en-Percip.
44% of adults hold a degree, above both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are just over a tenth of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Le Poët-en-Percip | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 11% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Public transport took 27.3% of Le Poët-en-Percip’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.36/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Poët-en-Percip yet.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Poët-en-Percip is a commune of 25 people in the Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. 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
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 Poët-en-Percip | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bédoin Vaucluse | 3,106 | 14 | — | D | — | A− |
| Malaucène Vaucluse | 2,758 | 14 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Nyons | 6,816 | 15 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine Vaucluse | 6,058 | 16 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Caromb Vaucluse | 3,479 | 17 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.