Nyons grades C− overall: better than 16% of compared French towns, and #28 of 36 in Drôme. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,526/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Its strongest is walkability (A): 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% 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 Nyons 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 Nyons.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Nyons: 43% are 65 or over, above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Nyons above both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 10% of residents.
60.6median age
NyonsDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
43%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 80 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
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Nyons are out of work than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.9%
On this, Nyons is above both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Nyons has 3,250 jobs for 2,100 working residents, 1.6 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,440 a year per consumption unit.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
On foot18%
Bicycle5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,250
jobs based in Nyons, 1.6 per working resident
15.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Nyons gets a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,526/m², comes from 299 sales of houses and apartments in Nyons from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Nyons sell for €2,935/m² and apartments for €2,375/m².
€2,526/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nyons€2,526/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,935/m²
133
Apartments
€2,375/m²
166
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €14.35/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Nyons has more crime per resident than 66% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 210 offenses in the graded categories in Nyons in 2025.
11.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage96
Family violence37
Other physical violence28
Sexual violence24
Burglary11
Theft from vehicles9
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Drug use63
Fraud57
Theft without violence49
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.
11.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
210
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nyons: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Nyons’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,543 residents of Nyons died, against 1,429 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. Its four care homes for older people (329 places) count their residents as Nyons’; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Nyons · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jules Niel de Valreas
21.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Nyons’ 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 Nyons
Is Nyons safe?
It grades C for safety, #17 of 36 in Drôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 96 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nyons good?
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns and #29 of 32 in Drôme. 95% of 148 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Roumanille 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 Nyons expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.29/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Nyons grades C− for cost of living.
About Nyons
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Nyons is a commune of 6,816 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
6,816 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
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.
