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A town of 13,756 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Pierrelatte grades C+ overall: better than 36% of compared French towns, and #19 of 36 in Drôme. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 2.2 jobs per working resident; 15.1% unemployment. At the median price of €2,044/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Drôme Sud Provence. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 80% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% 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.
The 2 things Pierrelatte does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pierrelatte 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.
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Pierrelatte has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
Théodore-Louis-Antoine Broët, born in 1870, is the one person born in Pierrelatte before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Museums, family days out and other places to visit in and near Pierrelatte. Best known first.
ZooLa Ferme aux crocodilesin town
Archaeological siteBas-relief mithriaque de Bourg-Saint-Andéol4.7 km west, in Bourg-Saint-AndéolMuseumMuseumMusée Yvon Guéretin townTheme parkTheme parkEspace touristique des Crocodilesin townAttractionAttractionLe Moulinin townFortFortPalais des évêques de Bourg-Saint-Andéol4.2 km west, in Bourg-Saint-AndéolPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pierrelatte.
Jobs outnumber working residents in Pierrelatte (11,300 to 5,100): it draws people in from around. All told, Pierrelatte had 330 recorded offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.6 violent offenses and 18 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (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 armed robbery, 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, 0.3% of the index here. 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Median disposable income comes to €22,540 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.3% of working residents in Pierrelatte went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 5.6% of the total, below both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The protected list starts in the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Pierrelatte is 94.1%, close to both Drôme’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #7 of 32 in Drôme. At the two general lycées, 98% of 372 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lis Isclo d'OrNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 77%−9 pts |
| Lycée Polyvalent Gustave JaumeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 210 | 97%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Marie Rivier PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 129 | 98%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 24% have a degree. Half the people of Pierrelatte are older than 42.5. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than Drôme’s towns (23%) and near compared French towns (22%).
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Pierrelatte | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,044/m², comes from 398 sales of houses and apartments in Pierrelatte from July 2023 to June 2026. The split here: €2,271/m² for houses, €1,190/m² for apartments. Houses were 68% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,271/m² | 271 |
| Apartments | €1,190/m² | 127 |
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.
Its two care homes for older people (131 places) count their residents as Pierrelatte’s; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,224 residents of Pierrelatte died, against 1,268 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Pierrelatte is Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar, 14.1 mi away. At birth, a girl in Drôme can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Pierrelatte has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
9 notable people were born in Pierrelatte.
Jean Aurenche: Inconnu, Public domain · Jonathan Munoz: Yoan Loudet, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrelatte | 13,756 | — | C+ | B− | C | B− |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol Ardèche | 7,661 | 3 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | 8,981 | 3.8 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
| Lapalud Vaucluse | 3,853 | 4.6 | C | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Donzère | 6,008 | 4.7 | D | B+ | C | C− |
| Bollène Vaucluse | 14,024 | 6.3 | D | C+ | C− | B− |
| Viviers Ardèche | 3,633 | 7.7 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #21 of 36 in Drôme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 148 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #7 of 32 in Drôme. The lycée stands out: 97% of 210 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Polyvalent Gustave Jaume in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,044/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.37/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pierrelatte grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pierrelatte is a commune of 13,756 people in the Communauté de communes Drôme Sud Provence. 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 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.