Saint-Restitut has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (B+): brevet results at the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Saint-Restitut stand out
The 2 things Saint-Restitut does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Restitut 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Restitut.
HousingCost of living C
A home in Saint-Restitut sells for €2,892/m², more than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Restitut recorded 43 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 93% were houses. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.74/m² a month.
€2,892/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Restitut€2,892/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,988/m²
40
€11.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.90 to €15.03/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Drôme Sud Provence
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Restitut are 15 to 24: 5.4%, fewer than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns
28% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 43% of adults.
52.6median age
Saint-RestitutDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 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
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Saint-Restitut run higher than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €32,390 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment runs at 8.9%. 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Saint-Restitut: 200, for 550 residents in work (0.4 each).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
200
jobs based in Saint-Restitut, 0.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 14%. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Restitut is Église Saint-Restitut. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Restitut sees fewer deaths than 57% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 126 deaths in Saint-Restitut from 2016 to 2025; there were 108, 15% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Restitut is Centre hospitalier Jules Niel de Valreas, 10.5 mi away. Women in Drôme live to 85.7 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Restitut can choose among 4 GPs.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Restitut · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jules Niel de Valreas
12.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Restitut has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In 2025, police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in Saint-Restitut in the categories the grade counts.
4.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Fraud14
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Restitut
Is Saint-Restitut safe?
Saint-Restitut has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Restitut good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Restitut expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.57/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Restitut grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Restitut
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Restitut is a commune of 1,432 people in the Communauté de communes Drôme Sud Provence. 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
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.
