Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
231 people call this town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Pierrelongue has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes.
The one thing Pierrelongue does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pierrelongue as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre, in Beaumont-du-Ventoux, 4.4 mi away.
22% 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 Pierrelongue.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of residents, below Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. Pierrelongue has a median age of 51.9.
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Pierrelongue | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.3% 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%). Jobs located in Pierrelongue: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,660 a year.
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.
Sales in Pierrelongue from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pierrelongue. Best known first.
Nothing in Pierrelongue 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 Pierrelongue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrelongue | 231 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaucène Vaucluse | 2,758 | 6.3 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine Vaucluse | 6,058 | 7.3 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Bédoin Vaucluse | 3,106 | 8.7 | — | D | — | A− |
| Nyons | 6,816 | 8.9 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Caromb Vaucluse | 3,479 | 11 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Aubignan Vaucluse | 5,981 | 14 | B+ | C | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pierrelongue is a commune of 231 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
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.