Homes sell for a median €2,090/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. Schools are its weak spot: brevet results 11 points below the expected rate. It also trails on walkability (D−). Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Les Tourrettes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Les Tourrettes with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Tourrettes.
Schools
Exam results around Les Tourrettes trail 98% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Les Tourrettes, 79.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, lower than both Drôme’s towns (85.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.6 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Les Tourrettes works less well than 96% of compared French towns
Les Tourrettes holds 250 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. The census found 2.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.2% of working residents in Les Tourrettes didn’t travel to work at all.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
On foot0%
250
jobs based in Les Tourrettes, 0.5 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 4% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Les Tourrettes has a higher adjusted death rate than 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Les Tourrettes come to 104 per 100 predicted. 63 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 60: 4% above. The nearest emergency department to Les Tourrettes is Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar, 6.6 mi away. At birth, a girl in Drôme can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Les Tourrettes · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
6.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 22% of Les Tourrettes, above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 19% of adults.
38.5median age
Les TourrettesDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1997
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 1997, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. On the Culture ministry’s list, Les Tourrettes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Chapelle Saint-Didier. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Les Tourrettes earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,090/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Les Tourrettes from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 83% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.46/m² a month.
€2,090/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Les Tourrettes€2,090/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
€11.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.97 to €14.53/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,240
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Les Tourrettes
Is Les Tourrettes safe?
Les Tourrettes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 11.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Les Tourrettes good?
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Les Tourrettes expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,090/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.41/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Les Tourrettes grades B− for cost of living.
About Les Tourrettes
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Les Tourrettes is a commune of 1,087 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. 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.
