At under 1,000 residents, Rochefort-en-Valdaine is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
What makes Rochefort-en-Valdaine stand out
The one thing Rochefort-en-Valdaine does most differently from other towns.
Château de Rochefort-en-Valdaine: Photo: Groumfy69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rochefort-en-Valdaine.
History
Old homes shape Rochefort-en-Valdaine: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rochefort-en-Valdaine; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Rochefort-en-Valdaine than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 36% of adults
48.8median age
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Half of Rochefort-en-Valdaine is older than 48.8, half younger. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, close to both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%).
Rochefort-en-ValdaineDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Work & commute
Rochefort-en-Valdaine is better off than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,660 a year per consumption unit
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 150 residents in work, Rochefort-en-Valdaine has 50 jobs: 0.3 each.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Rochefort-en-Valdaine, 0.3 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Rochefort-en-Valdaine is a commune of 353 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. 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.
