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Population 104: a town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sainte-Croix has none. 41% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Sainte-Croix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Croix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église Saint-Apollinaire utilisée pour le culte réformé et ancien presbytère, in Pontaix, 1.6 mi away.
44% 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 Sainte-Croix.
Just over a quarter of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 4.5% of residents, below Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Croix | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.5% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 14.0%, higher than both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Sainte-Croix number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.6 per worker). No commute at all: 16.3% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
The market in Sainte-Croix: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sainte-Croix 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 Sainte-Croix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Croix | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Die | 4,844 | 4.4 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Aouste-sur-Sye | 2,733 | 12 | C+ | C | B− | A− |
| Crest | 8,658 | 13 | D | C | C− | B− |
| Montmeyran | 2,960 | 16 | C+ | C | A | B |
| Chabeuil | 6,833 | 17 | A− | C | B | B− |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans | 2,874 | 17 | B | B+ | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Croix is a commune of 104 people in the Communauté de communes du Diois. 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 October 30, 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.