Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 275.
Montjoyer is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing Montjoyer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montjoyer as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Barbara (restes), in Allan, 2.6 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montjoyer.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Montjoyer | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs based in Montjoyer number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Montjoyer didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.49/m² a month. Montjoyer recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Montjoyer. Best known first.
Nothing in Montjoyer 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 Montjoyer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montjoyer | 275 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron | 2,592 | 5.7 | — | C− | — | A |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 2,917 | 6.5 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Donzère | 6,008 | 7.5 | D | B+ | C | C− |
| Montélimar | 40,595 | 7.5 | D | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Viviers Ardèche | 3,633 | 8.7 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Valréas Vaucluse | 9,224 | 9.4 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montjoyer is a commune of 275 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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) · 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.