Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 599 people, lies in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Bardoux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Bardoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Palais Delphinal (ancien), in Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse, 2.5 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bardoux.
Degrees are held by 37% of adults. 19% are under 15, above both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Saint-Bardoux is older than 46.2, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Bardoux | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Bardoux: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €29,160 a year per consumption unit, above both Drôme’s towns (€25,300) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joséphine BakerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 77%−13 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul Le Pendillon PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 74 | 93%+2 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Saint-Bardoux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Bardoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Bardoux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bardoux | 599 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 4,193 | 2.5 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Peyrins | 2,613 | 2.9 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Mours-Saint-Eusèbe | 3,424 | 3.7 | A− | B− | A | B− |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 33,464 | 4.2 | C | B | C− | C+ |
| Mercurol-Veaunes | 2,816 | 4.6 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Bourg-de-Péage | 9,921 | 4.9 | C− | B− | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Bardoux is a commune of 599 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo. 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 4, 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.