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A town of 884 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Lens-Lestang is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Lens-Lestang does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lens-Lestang: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Lens-Lestang. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lens-Lestang.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Lens-Lestang comes above both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lens-Lestang: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Lens-Lestang is Château du Double.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For Lens-Lestang, that is below both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 26% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Lens-Lestang | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Lens-Lestang sits below both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 7.8%. Lens-Lestang has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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.
That puts Lens-Lestang below both Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,835/m², comes from 33 sales of houses and apartments in Lens-Lestang from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,840/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Lens-Lestang has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Double: Photo: Jorivoire · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lens-Lestang yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens-Lestang | 884 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaurepaire Isère | 5,010 | 2.9 | A− | A− | C− | B |
| Anneyron | 4,169 | 7.6 | A | C+ | A | A |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon | 7,001 | 10 | D | B | D | C |
| Chanas Isère | 2,706 | 11 | C− | C+ | C | B− |
| Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux Isère | 3,186 | 11 | D | B | C | C+ |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne Isère | 4,606 | 12 | C− | C+ | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lens-Lestang is a commune of 884 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 October 30, 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.