Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 217 residents and lies in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Les Pilles: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 20% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things Les Pilles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Pilles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont sur l'Eygues, in Nyons, 2.7 mi away.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Pilles.
Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 41% have a degree.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Les Pilles | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Les Pilles holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. The median disposable income was €20,520 a year per consumption unit, below Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how one in ten commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Les Pilles is 95.0%, above Drôme’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René BarjavelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 126 | 84%−8 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique RoumanilleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 148 | 95%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Les Pilles recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Les Pilles. Best known first.
Nothing in Les Pilles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Pilles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Pilles | 217 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nyons | 6,816 | 3.2 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Valréas Vaucluse | 9,224 | 9.9 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine Vaucluse | 6,058 | 11 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Dieulefit | 3,289 | 12 | B− | C | A | C+ |
| Malaucène Vaucluse | 2,758 | 14 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes Vaucluse | 2,656 | 18 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Les Pilles is a commune of 217 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
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.