Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,294 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Malissard grades B+ overall: better than 69% of compared French towns, and #8 of 36 in Drôme. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 2.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.2 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,811/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo. Its strongest is safety (A+): an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Malissard does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Malissard 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Malissard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église-temple, in Beaumont-lès-Valence, 2.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malissard.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 40 offenses in the graded categories in Malissard in 2025. Malissard comes 3rd of the 36 compared towns in Drôme on the Safety Grade. For other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, 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, 22.3% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #20 of 32 in Drôme.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcelle RivierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 88%−8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Algoud-LaffemasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 502 | 93%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,811/m², comes from 89 sales of houses and apartments in Malissard from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,678/m² | 71 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Malissard above both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Malissard | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Malissard is above both Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 7.4%. Malissard has 750 jobs for 1,400 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 279 residents of Malissard died, against 314 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Malissard 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 Malissard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malissard | 3,294 | — | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Beaumont-lès-Valence | 4,337 | 2.6 | C+ | C− | A+ | C |
| Chabeuil | 6,833 | 2.9 | A− | C | B | B− |
| Valence | 64,458 | 3.1 | D | C+ | D | C+ |
| Montélier | 4,323 | 4.1 | A+ | C | A | A+ |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 10,477 | 4.2 | D | C | C | B− |
| Bourg-lès-Valence | 19,992 | 4.5 | C | C+ | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #3 of 36 in Drôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #20 of 32 in Drôme. 93% of 502 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Algoud-Laffemas in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,811/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.43/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Malissard grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Malissard is a commune of 3,294 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.