Loriol-sur-Drôme’s weakest is safety: an average of 16.8 recorded violent incidents and 19.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Where it does best is cost of living (B) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a C− overall, better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #24 of 36 in Drôme. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Loriol-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 Loriol-sur-Drôme.
Safety
Loriol-sur-Drôme sees more crime per resident than 92% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Loriol-sur-Drôme, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). 229 offenses were reported in Loriol-sur-Drôme during 2025.
16.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage47
Family violence44
Other physical violence41
Sexual violence41
Burglary23
Theft from vehicles22
Vehicle theft11
Theft without violence67
Fraud58
Drug use50
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.
16.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
229
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); 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
86.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 9.8 mi off. Its schools’ results rank #19 of 32 in Drôme.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Loriol-sur-Drôme costs less than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.23/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Loriol-sur-Drôme: €2,223/m² for houses, €1,663/m² for apartments. The middle sale price: €2,048/m², below Drôme’s towns (€2,388/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Of the homes sold, 80% were houses.
€2,048/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Loriol-sur-Drôme€2,048/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,223/m²
133
Apartments
€1,663/m²
33
€10.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.03 to €13.04/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.52/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
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Loriol-sur-Drôme, 12.0%, runs above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,350 a year per consumption unit, close to Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Loriol-sur-Drôme counts 1 jobs (2,850 jobs, 2,800 workers). 3.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,850
jobs based in Loriol-sur-Drôme, 1 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2010
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2010, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 13% of the housing.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected
2010
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Loriol-sur-Drôme run lower than in 55% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Loriol-sur-Drôme is Centre hospitalier de Crest, 9.5 mi away. Its two care homes for older people (136 places) count their residents as Loriol-sur-Drôme’s; allowing for them, deaths were 14% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 603 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 660, 9% more. In Drôme, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Loriol-sur-Drôme · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Crest
12 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
Fewer people in Loriol-sur-Drôme hold a degree than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 26%
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, higher than both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 18% of residents. Residents of Loriol-sur-Drôme have a median age of 42.9.
42.9median age
Loriol-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 diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Loriol-sur-Drôme
Is Loriol-sur-Drôme safe?
It grades D for safety, #32 of 36 in Drôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Loriol-sur-Drôme good?
They grade C−, better than 25% of compared French towns and #19 of 32 in Drôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Loriol-sur-Drôme expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Loriol-sur-Drôme grades B for cost of living.
About Loriol-sur-Drôme
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Loriol-sur-Drôme is a commune of 6,614 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
6,614 (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.
