Lus-la-Croix-Haute is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Nearly three in five homes here are second homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Lus-la-Croix-Haute stand out
The 3 things Lus-la-Croix-Haute does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lus-la-Croix-Haute.
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Lus-la-Croix-Haute, fewer than in Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, below Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. The middle age in Lus-la-Croix-Haute is 50.7.
50.7median age
Lus-la-Croix-HauteDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Lus-la-Croix-Haute keeps more of its old housing than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lus-la-Croix-Haute, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Lus-la-Croix-Haute run lower than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: a median €20,560 a year per consumption unit
150 jobs are based in Lus-la-Croix-Haute, for 200 working residents (0.8 per worker). At the census, 17.7% of working residents in Lus-la-Croix-Haute didn’t travel to work at all. 13.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and near compared French towns (13.4%).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot13%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Lus-la-Croix-Haute, 0.8 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Median price in Lus-la-Croix-Haute: €1,676/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 67% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.27/m² a month. Lus-la-Croix-Haute recorded 36 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,676/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lus-la-Croix-Haute€1,676/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
€11.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.87 to €15.66/m² a month)
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lus-la-Croix-Haute
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lus-la-Croix-Haute is a commune of 523 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
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.