Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 482 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 23% of homes.
The one thing Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 47.2, the median resident of Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,560 a year per consumption unit, near both Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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 Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €8.49/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Tour dite d'Alençon: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne | 482 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dieulefit | 3,289 | 3.7 | B− | C | A | C+ |
| Valréas Vaucluse | 9,224 | 6.8 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Nyons | 6,816 | 9.4 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron | 2,592 | 12 | — | C− | — | A |
| Montélimar | 40,595 | 15 | D | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 2,917 | 15 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne is a commune of 482 people in the Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux. 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 9, 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.