School results are strong: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Jean-de-Galaure has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-de-Galaure with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Saint-Jean-de-Galaure is harder to get around on foot than 86% of compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 8.1%, below both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.5% of commuters at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €23,870 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Galaure, 0.4 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Saint-Jean-de-Galaure, above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
41.5median age
19% of residents are 65 or over, below Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half of Saint-Jean-de-Galaure is older than 41.5, half younger. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
Saint-Jean-de-GalaureDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Old homes shape Saint-Jean-de-Galaure: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Saint-Jean-de-Galaure has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Saint-Jean-de-Galaure’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 51% of compared French towns
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Drôme, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 101 deaths in Saint-Jean-de-Galaure from 2016 to 2025; there were 88, 12% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-de-Galaure is Hopitaux Drome Nord Saint Vallier, 4.9 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Jean-de-Galaure · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Drome Nord Saint Vallier
12.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Jean-de-Galaure is a commune of 1,250 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
Population
1,250 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Porte de DrômArdèche
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
26216
Saint-Jean-de-Galaure’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Jean-de-Galaure
Is Saint-Jean-de-Galaure safe?
Saint-Jean-de-Galaure has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Jean-de-Galaure good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.
