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RochebaudinDrôme

A town of 118 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Rochebaudin a good place to live?

Rochebaudin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Rochebaudin stand out

The 2 things Rochebaudin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle du cimetière
Chapelle du cimetière · Inscrit · Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rochebaudin’s story

Rochebaudin in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rochebaudin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Chapelle du cimetière
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rochebaudin.

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.5% of Rochebaudin, fewer than in Drôme’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Rochebaudin is below both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 34% of the population.

55median age
RochebaudinDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education47%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rochebaudin
RochebaudinDrôme medianFrance median
Under 159.5%18%17%
15–248.6%9.8%11%
25–4419%23%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+34%23%22%
No diploma10%20%19%
CAP or BEP23%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education47%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Rochebaudin: 44% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Rochebaudin comes above both Drôme’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rochebaudin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Rochebaudin has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.2 for each

13.2% of Rochebaudin’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 70% drove.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%
Bicycle6%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Rochebaudin, 0.2 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
17%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rochebaudin than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.25/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

For Rochebaudin, that is below both Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rochebaudin€10.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€10.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.11 to €12.97/m² a month)
€10.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Charbonnière, Chaudrons - Marmites and 5 more in and around Rochebaudin

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Rochebaudin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Rochebaudin

12pages on Rochebaudin

Landmarks

Rochebaudin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Chapelle du cimetière: Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Rochebaudin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rochebaudin yet.

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Rochebaudin’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Drôme →
DieulefitAouste-sur-SyeCrestMontboucher-sur-JabronValréasMontélimarDieulefitAouste-sur-SyeCrestMontboucher-sur-JabronValréasMontélimarRochebaudin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rochebaudin118—————
Dieulefit3,2894.1B−CAC+
Aouste-sur-Sye2,7339.6C+CB−A−
Crest8,65810DCC−B−
Montboucher-sur-Jabron2,59211—C−—A
Valréas Vaucluse9,22414C−B+C+C−
Montélimar40,59514DC+D−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Rochebaudin

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Rochebaudin is a commune of 118 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

Population
118 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code
26268

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.