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2,816 residents make their home in this town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The local economy does well: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. It is strong on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,696/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo. Getting around depends on the car (C).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Mercurol-Veaunes has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Mercurol-Veaunes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mercurol-Veaunes 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.
Mercurol-Veaunes has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mercurol-Veaunes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Mercurol-Veaunes. Best known first.
MuseumChâteau de Tournon4.8 km west, in Tournon-sur-RhôneAttractionAttractionLa Tour de Mercurolin townAttractionAttractionAutel taurobolique de Tain-l'Hermitage4.4 km west, in Tain-l'HermitageFortFortTour de la Vierge4.9 km west, in Tournon-sur-RhôneChâteauChâteauChâteau du Mouchet4.5 km northeast, in ChavannesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mercurol-Veaunes.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Mercurol-Veaunes. The nearest emergency department to Mercurol-Veaunes is Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere, 6.5 mi away. 146 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 189: 23% below. Average lifespans in Drôme: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Unemployment stood at 6.8%, below Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 3.9% of working residents in Mercurol-Veaunes at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.3%, below both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 39% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Mercurol-Veaunes | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Mercurol-Veaunes, 94.5% passed the bac, close to Drôme’s towns (93.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #5 of 32 in Drôme.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'HermitageNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 95%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Gabriel FaureNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 265 | 97%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 11% of homes were built. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,696/m², comes from 62 sales of houses and apartments in Mercurol-Veaunes from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,696/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie figures for Mercurol-Veaunes show 24 offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (43.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Mercurol-Veaunes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mercurol-Veaunes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercurol-Veaunes | 2,816 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Tain-l'Hermitage | 5,915 | 2.2 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône Ardèche | 11,279 | 2.9 | B | B | C | C+ |
| La Roche-de-Glun | 3,569 | 4.5 | A | C | A+ | A− |
| Pont-de-l'Isère | 3,681 | 4.7 | D | C | C− | D |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Isère | 4,281 | 5.1 | B+ | C− | A− | B |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 4,193 | 5.5 | C | B | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Mercurol-Veaunes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #5 of 32 in Drôme. 97% of 265 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Gabriel Faure in 2025, at 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 €2,696/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mercurol-Veaunes grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mercurol-Veaunes is a commune of 2,816 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche 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 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.