Montélimar grades D overall: better than 10% of compared French towns, and #33 of 36 in Drôme. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 13.2 recorded violent incidents and 29.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,096/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. Its strongest is walkability (A): 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Montélimar 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 Montélimar.
Safety
Crime per resident in Montélimar runs higher than in 96% of compared French towns
Montélimar ranks last of the 36 compared towns in Drôme on the Safety Grade. In 2025, 1,569 offenses were recorded in the town. With 23,300 jobs for 15,200 working residents, Montélimar draws people in from neighbouring communes. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
13.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage543
Family violence228
Other physical violence215
Theft from vehicles201
Burglary148
Vehicle theft135
Sexual violence92
Armed robbery7
Theft without violence456
Fraud369
Drug use207
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.
13.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,569
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people in Montélimar are out of work than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.1%
16.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €23,850 a year per consumption unit.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot7%
Public transport6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
23,300
jobs based in Montélimar, 1.5 per working resident
16.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 5.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Montélimar, 91.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than Drôme’s towns (93.3%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #23 of 32 in Drôme on results.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
For cost of living, Montélimar gets a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
1,660 sales of houses and apartments in Montélimar, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,096/m². Apartments in Montélimar sell for €1,768/m², houses for €2,444/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 1,660 homes were sold in the town.
€2,096/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montélimar€2,096/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,444/m²
713
Apartments
€1,768/m²
947
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.95 to €15.13/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,240
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Montélimar run higher than in 55% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
32 GPs practise in Montélimar. Its five care homes for older people (323 places) count their residents as Montélimar’s; allowing for them, deaths were 10% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 3,998 residents of Montélimar died, against 4,153 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. In Drôme, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
32
GPs in Montélimar · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
2.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
10 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montélimar is Tour de Narbonne. The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2024. Houses and mansions, 6 of the 10, make up the bulk.
Château des Adhémar ou des Papes: Photo: M.Minderhoud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite de Diane de Poitiers: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Collégiale Sainte-Croix: Photo: Abaddon1337 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Charles Pic: Antigorky, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sylvain Guintoli: Syl2023, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yann Jouffre: User Kermaguer on Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/39839693@N04/s, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Michel Vauzelle: User:Superbenjamin, CC BY 3.0 · Antoine Eugène Genoud: A. Legrand, Castille (lith.), Public domain · Tristan Flore: XIAOYU TANG, CC BY-SA 2.0
Montélimar’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montélimar
Is Montélimar safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 148 burglaries and 543 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montélimar good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns and #23 of 32 in Drôme. 94% of 347 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Alain Borne in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montélimar expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,096/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montélimar grades C+ for cost of living.
About Montélimar
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montélimar is a commune of 40,595 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. 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.
