Le Poët-Laval isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a quarter of homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Le Poët-Laval stand out
The 2 things Le Poët-Laval does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Poët-Laval.
Who lives here
Le Poët-Laval has fewer young adults than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, above both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Typical age in Le Poët-Laval: 53, the median.
53median age
Le Poët-LavalDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Le Poët-Laval: 17% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Le Poët-Laval is Château et sa chapelle. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Le Poët-Laval walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%
Unemployment stood at 12.0%, higher than both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 250 jobs are based in Le Poët-Laval, for 350 working residents (0.8 per worker). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €24,460 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Bicycle4%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Le Poët-Laval, 0.8 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
A typical home in Le Poët-Laval sells for €2,360/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.49/m² a month. The market in Le Poët-Laval: 35 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€2,360/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Poët-Laval€2,360/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
€11.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €14.98/m² a month)
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Poët-Laval
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Poët-Laval is a commune of 954 people in the Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux. 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.
