Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 2,960 residents in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Strong in places, weak in others. At C+ overall, Montmeyran ranks #17 of 36 in Drôme. Nationally, it does better than just over two fifths of compared French towns. Its schools fall short: brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime is low: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Montmeyran 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 Montmeyran 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, 2.5 mi away.
19% 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 Montmeyran.
In 2025, 46 offenses were recorded in Montmeyran. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 46 offenses in the graded categories here in 2025.
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary 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, 23.3% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Montmeyran is 88.0%, above Drôme’s towns (85.1%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 6.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcelle RivierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 88%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 500 jobs are based in Montmeyran, for 1,250 working residents (0.4 per worker).
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.
Of the homes sold, 80% were houses. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.30/m² a month. Sales in Montmeyran from July 2023 to June 2026: 75 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,922/m² | 60 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 251 deaths in Montmeyran from 2016 to 2025; there were 214, 15% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Montmeyran is Centre hospitalier de Valence, 6.5 mi away. Also worth knowing: women in Drôme live to 85.7 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises locally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Graduates make up 36% of adults. Montmeyran has a median age of 48.1. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Montmeyran | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Montmeyran 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 Montmeyran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmeyran | 2,960 | — | C+ | C | A | B |
| Beaumont-lès-Valence | 4,337 | 2.6 | C+ | C− | A+ | C |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône | 5,468 | 4.5 | B− | C+ | B− | B |
| Malissard | 3,294 | 4.7 | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Chabeuil | 6,833 | 5.4 | A− | C | B | B− |
| Portes-lès-Valence | 10,477 | 5.5 | D | C | C | B− |
| Allex | 2,698 | 5.7 | — | C+ | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #5 of 36 in Drôme.
They grade D, better than 15% of compared French towns and #27 of 32 in Drôme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.84/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montmeyran grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montmeyran is a commune of 2,960 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 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.