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In Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 330 residents.
Sainte-Jalle is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up nearly a third of its housing.
The one thing Sainte-Jalle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Sainte-Jalle; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
18% 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 Sainte-Jalle.
25% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 34% of adults, higher than both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: half the people of Sainte-Jalle are older than 48.6.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Jalle | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Sainte-Jalle; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Sainte-Jalle: 100, for 150 residents in work (0.7 each). 7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 9.5%.
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.
Among the homes sold, 86% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Sainte-Jalle.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Sainte-Jalle’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Sainte-Anastase (ancienne): Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Sainte-Jalle as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Jalle | 330 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nyons | 6,816 | 7.5 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine Vaucluse | 6,058 | 12 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Malaucène Vaucluse | 2,758 | 13 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Valréas Vaucluse | 9,224 | 15 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Bédoin Vaucluse | 3,106 | 16 | — | D | — | A− |
| Dieulefit | 3,289 | 17 | B− | C | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Jalle is a commune of 330 people in the Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. 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.