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Population 31: a town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Saint-Benoit-en-Diois: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 43% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 48% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Benoit-en-Diois does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Benoit-en-Diois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Benoit-en-Diois.
People 65 and over make up 48% of the town, higher than both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Saint-Benoit-en-Diois have a median age of 51.5. Degrees are held by a third of adults.
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Benoit-en-Diois | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 3.7% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 48% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Benoit-en-Diois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.72/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Benoit-en-Diois from July 2023 to June 2026: 1 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Benoit-en-Diois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église et son cimetière: Photo: HgO · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Benoit-en-Diois yet.
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| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Benoit-en-Diois | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Die | 4,844 | 8 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Aouste-sur-Sye | 2,733 | 11 | C+ | C | B− | A− |
| Crest | 8,658 | 13 | D | C | C− | B− |
| Dieulefit | 3,289 | 14 | B− | C | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Benoit-en-Diois is a commune of 31 people in the Communauté de communes du Crestois et de Pays de Saillans Cœur de Drôme. 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.