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826 people live in this town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans out for now. The median home sells for €1,952/m².
The one thing Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de l'Arthaudière, in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chavagne, 4.2 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans.
Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. Residents of Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans have a median age of 42.3.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans: 150, for 350 residents in work (0.4 each). Median disposable income is €24,830 a year for each consumption unit. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans went to work by public transport.
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.
34 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 76% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans is a commune of 826 people in the Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors. 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
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-Nazaire-en-Royans | 826 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans | 2,874 | 3.5 | B | B+ | A | C |
| Chatte Isère | 2,518 | 5.9 | B | B | B− | B |
| Saint-Marcellin Isère | 7,700 | 7.2 | C+ | B | C− | B− |
| Chatuzange-le-Goubet | 6,523 | 8.5 | A− | C− | A+ | A |
| Mours-Saint-Eusèbe | 3,424 | 9.5 | A− | B− | A | B− |
| Romans-sur-Isère | 33,464 | 9.7 | C | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.