Mérindol-les-Oliviers has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 31% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 37% of residents.
What makes Mérindol-les-Oliviers stand out
The 2 things Mérindol-les-Oliviers does most differently from other towns.
Église Notre-Dame de Porporières: Photo: Dele84 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mérindol-les-Oliviers.
Who lives here
Few people in Mérindol-les-Oliviers are 15 to 24: 5.9%, fewer than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
54.3median age
People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. Residents of Mérindol-les-Oliviers have a median age of 54.3.
Mérindol-les-OliviersDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education29%
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%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Mérindol-les-Oliviers keeps more of its old housing than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
1historic monument
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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Mérindol-les-Oliviers; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 4.5% of commuters in Mérindol-les-Oliviers go to work without a car, fewer than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs based in Mérindol-les-Oliviers number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Public transport took 2.3% of Mérindol-les-Oliviers’ working residents to work at the census. Unemployment runs at 9.9%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Mérindol-les-Oliviers, 0.5 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Mérindol-les-Oliviers is a commune of 208 people in the Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. 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
208 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
INSEE code
26180
Mérindol-les-Oliviers’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
