Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 523 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Ponsas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ponsas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château et ses jardins à la française, in Saint-Vallier, 1.6 mi away.
17% 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 Ponsas.
On this, Ponsas is below both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Ponsas | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Ponsas comes below both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Ponsas has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.7%.
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.
For Ponsas, that is below both Drôme’s towns (85.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André CotteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 83%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Henri LaurensNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 125 | 97%+3 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.
Ponsas sits below both Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Ponsas. Best known first.
Nothing in Ponsas 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 Ponsas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponsas | 523 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vallier | 4,027 | 1.7 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Tain-l'Hermitage | 5,915 | 6.2 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| Mercurol-Veaunes | 2,816 | 6.6 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône Ardèche | 11,279 | 6.9 | B | B | C | C+ |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay Ardèche | 2,725 | 7.3 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 4,193 | 7.6 | C | B | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ponsas is a commune of 523 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. 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 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.