Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 518 residents.
At under 1,000 residents, Oriol-en-Royans is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 17% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The 2 things Oriol-en-Royans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oriol-en-Royans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie (ancienne), in Léoncel, 7.1 mi away.
18% 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 Oriol-en-Royans.
27% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, above both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Oriol-en-Royans | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Oriol-en-Royans, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,670 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2 mi off. General-bac pupils go 10.8 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Benjamin MalossaneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 75%−13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Oriol-en-Royans recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Oriol-en-Royans. Best known first.
Nothing in Oriol-en-Royans 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 Oriol-en-Royans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriol-en-Royans | 518 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans | 2,874 | 1.7 | B | B+ | A | C |
| Chatuzange-le-Goubet | 6,523 | 9.1 | A− | C− | A+ | A |
| Chatte Isère | 2,518 | 9.9 | B | B | B− | B |
| Saint-Marcellin Isère | 7,700 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | B− |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 9,921 | 11 | C− | B− | D | C |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 33,464 | 11 | C | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Oriol-en-Royans is a commune of 518 people in the Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors. 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 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.