Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 317 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Avit is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Saint-Avit does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Avit as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Bathernay, 1.9 mi away.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Saint-Avit. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Avit.
That puts Saint-Avit below both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 21% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Avit | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.7% of Saint-Avit’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 85% drove.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
100.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Avit, above both Drôme’s towns (85.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Bonnet PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 100%+5 pts |
| Lycée général privé Notre Dame de la Galaure PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 175 | 100%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Saint-Avit is below both Drôme’s towns (€11.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Avit is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Avit as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Avit | 317 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 4,193 | 5.2 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Anneyron | 4,169 | 6.5 | A | C+ | A | A |
| Saint-Vallier | 4,027 | 7.3 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Peyrins | 2,613 | 8.1 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Mercurol-Veaunes | 2,816 | 9.3 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon | 7,001 | 9.4 | D | B | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Avit is a commune of 317 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche. 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 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.