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LéoncelDrôme

A town of 46 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
46
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.20
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
10%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Léoncel a good place to live?

Léoncel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Léoncel stand out

The 2 things Léoncel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
46%2%LéoncelMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
46% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
35%22%LéoncelMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 57. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie (ancienne)
Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie (ancienne) · Classé · Photo: Reinhardhauke · CC BY-SA 3.0
Léoncel’s story

Léoncel in pictures

Léoncel has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie (ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Léoncel.

Who lives here

Few people in Léoncel are 15 to 24: 2.2%, fewer than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 35% of the town. 16% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Léoncel is 57 years old.

57median age
LéoncelDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma37%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Léoncel
LéoncelDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–242.2%9.8%11%
25–4422%23%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+35%23%22%
No diploma37%20%19%
CAP or BEP24%25%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education16%32%30%
Full pageLéoncel’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages57 median age · 35% are 65 or overHouseholds20 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad2.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Léoncel?”

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

History

Léoncel keeps more of its old housing than Drôme or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Léoncel is Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie (ancienne). The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected
Full pageLéoncel’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes48% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Léoncel?”

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

Work & commute

Léoncel has 1.9 jobs for every resident in work

The census found 10.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 10.5%, in line with Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving50%
On foot10%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Léoncel, 1.9 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
40%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLéoncel’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 1.9 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Léoncel costs less than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.20/m² a month

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

Léoncel recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Léoncel€10.20/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€10.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.94 to €13.09/m² a month)
€10.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLéoncel’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.20/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Léoncel

11pages on Léoncel
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.4 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousingOne sale on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Léoncel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie (ancienne)Church · 12th & 13th c.
Classé
Chapelle du cimetièreChapel · 12th c. · in Peyrus, 4.4 mi
Classé
Atelier de taille de silexArchaeological site · Prehistory · in Vassieux-en-Vercors, 8.5 mi
Classé
Ancienne église Saint-Apollinaire utilisée pour le culte réformé et a…Temple · 16th & 17th c. · in Pontaix, 11.8 mi
Photo credits

Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie (ancienne): Photo: Reinhardhauke · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Léoncel

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Léoncel yet.

How we find them →

Léoncel’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 →
Saint-Jean-en-RoyansMontélierChatuzange-le-GoubetChabeuilAlixanBourg-de-PéageSaint-Jean-en-RoyansMontélierChatuzange-le-GoubetChabeuilAlixanBourg-de-PéageLéoncel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Léoncel46—————
Saint-Jean-en-Royans2,8748.5BB+AC
Montélier4,3238.8A+CAA+
Chatuzange-le-Goubet6,5238.9A−C−A+A
Chabeuil6,8339A−CBB−
Alixan2,72910BC+C−A−
Bourg-de-Péage9,92111C−B−DC

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

About Léoncel

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Léoncel is a commune of 46 people in the Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors. 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
46 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
16.6 sq mi (42.9 km²)
INSEE code
26163

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 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.