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Population 222: a town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Salles-sous-Bois is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 37% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The 2 things Salles-sous-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Salles-sous-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré (ruines de l'ancien), in Aleyrac, 2.8 mi away.
32% 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 Salles-sous-Bois.
Under 15: 13% of residents. Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, above both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: the middle age in Salles-sous-Bois is 55.9.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Salles-sous-Bois | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €27,820 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 7.0% of working residents in Salles-sous-Bois at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.7%, close to Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.08/m² a month. 8 houses and apartments changed hands in Salles-sous-Bois from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums in and near Salles-sous-Bois. Best known first.
Nothing in Salles-sous-Bois 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 Salles-sous-Bois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salles-sous-Bois | 222 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valréas Vaucluse | 9,224 | 5.7 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Dieulefit | 3,289 | 8.1 | B− | C | A | C+ |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron | 2,592 | 9.3 | — | C− | — | A |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 2,917 | 11 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | 8,981 | 11 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
| Donzère | 6,008 | 11 | D | B+ | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Salles-sous-Bois is a commune of 222 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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.