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Home to 57 people, this town lies in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Lesches-en-Diois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 68% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.
The 2 things Lesches-en-Diois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lesches-en-Diois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte ornée, dite Tune de la Varaine, in Boulc, 5.7 mi away.
44% 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 Lesches-en-Diois.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over, higher than both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Lesches-en-Diois is 59.8 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Lesches-en-Diois | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.3% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 42% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
14.3% of the labour force were unemployed, above Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Lesches-en-Diois from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lesches-en-Diois 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 Lesches-en-Diois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesches-en-Diois | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Die | 4,844 | 13 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Veynes Hautes-Alpes | 3,214 | 15 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lesches-en-Diois is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes du Diois. 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 November 4, 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.