At under 1,000 residents, Rousset-les-Vignes is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing. Over-65s are 38% of the population.
What makes Rousset-les-Vignes stand out
The 2 things Rousset-les-Vignes does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rousset-les-Vignes.
Who lives here
Rousset-les-Vignes skews older, with 38% of residents 65 or over, more than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns
Graduates make up just over a third of adults. Children under 15 make up 8.1%, below Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 6.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
60median age
Rousset-les-VignesDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Rousset-les-Vignes keeps more of its old housing than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rousset-les-Vignes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Rousset-les-Vignes walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%
Rousset-les-Vignes holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,490 a year per consumption unit, above Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: 6.2% of Rousset-les-Vignes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Rousset-les-Vignes, 0.5 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Rousset-les-Vignes
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rousset-les-Vignes is a commune of 271 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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
271 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan
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.
