Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pontaix.
Who lives here
Pontaix has fewer young adults than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6% are 15 to 24
14% are under 15, below Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents. Pontaix has a median age of 49.3.
49.3median age
PontaixDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Pontaix: 51% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Pontaix is Ancienne église Saint-Apollinaire utilisée pour le culte réformé et ancien presbytère. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Pontaix, 18.1%, runs above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs based in Pontaix number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.6 per worker). The median disposable income was €21,070 a year per consumption unit, below Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents locally at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot6%
Public transport6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Pontaix, 0.6 per working resident
18.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Pontaix
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pontaix is a commune of 181 people in the Communauté de communes du Diois. 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
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.
