A town with more to fix than most. Livron-sur-Drôme’s overall grade of C− puts it better than 19% of compared French towns, #26 of 36 in Drôme. Its weakest subject is safety: an average of 8.7 recorded violent incidents and 17.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €2,131/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de Drôme en Biovallée. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
How Livron-sur-Drôme grades
Each subject compares Livron-sur-Drôme 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 Livron-sur-Drôme.
Safety
Livron-sur-Drôme ranks above 70% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Livron-sur-Drôme’s tally for 2025: 227 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
8.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage76
Burglary35
Theft from vehicles34
Other physical violence27
Family violence23
Vehicle theft20
Sexual violence12
Fraud48
Theft without violence40
Drug use36
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
227
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 9.3 mi away. Schools rank #13 of 32 in Drôme.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Livron-sur-Drôme, 94 per 100, but more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Livron-sur-Drôme is Centre hospitalier de Crest, 9 mi away. 899 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 870: 3% above. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Drôme is 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Livron-sur-Drôme · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Crest
9.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Valence
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Livron-sur-Drôme than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 24% of adults
Over-65s are a fifth of the population. 19% are under 15, higher than both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Livron-sur-Drôme is 43.4.
43.4median age
Livron-sur-DrômeDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Livron-sur-Drôme than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5%
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.2% of working residents in Livron-sur-Drôme to work at the census. Median disposable income comes to €25,220 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,800
jobs based in Livron-sur-Drôme, 0.7 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 43% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Livron-sur-Drôme earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,131/m², comes from 310 sales of houses and apartments in Livron-sur-Drôme from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Livron-sur-Drôme sell for €2,339/m² and apartments for €1,649/m². A house rents for an estimated €10.20/m² a month.
€2,131/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Livron-sur-Drôme€2,131/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,339/m²
216
Apartments
€1,649/m²
94
€11.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.78 to €13.86/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,760
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val de Drôme en Biovallée
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Livron-sur-Drôme
Is Livron-sur-Drôme safe?
It grades C for safety, #18 of 36 in Drôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 35 burglaries and 76 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Livron-sur-Drôme good?
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns and #13 of 32 in Drôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Livron-sur-Drôme expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,131/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.03/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Livron-sur-Drôme grades B− for cost of living.
About Livron-sur-Drôme
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Livron-sur-Drôme is a commune of 9,329 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Drôme en Biovallée. 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
9,329 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Drôme en Biovallée
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.
