Where it falls short is safety — an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 27.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,161/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saulce-sur-Rhône has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saulce-sur-Rhône 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 Saulce-sur-Rhône.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Saulce-sur-Rhône than in 86% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 65 offenses in Saulce-sur-Rhône. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was theft from vehicles (2025).
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles29
Criminal damage12
Family violence10
Burglary8
Vehicle theft6
Fraud20
Theft without violence15
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.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
65
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (12.4% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Saulce-sur-Rhône’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Drôme: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. After the care-home adjustment, Saulce-sur-Rhône’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, above both Drôme’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 133 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 127, 5% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saulce-sur-Rhône is Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar, 9.3 mi away.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saulce-sur-Rhône · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
8.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupement hospitalier Portes Provence Montelimar
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Saulce-sur-Rhône than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. 18% are under 15, near Drôme’s towns (18%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
44.1median age
Saulce-sur-RhôneDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saulce-sur-Rhône than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.50/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,161/m²: 66 houses and apartments sold in Saulce-sur-Rhône between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 77% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,161/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saulce-sur-Rhône€2,161/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,399/m²
51
€10.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €13.37/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,240
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people in Saulce-sur-Rhône are out of work than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 11.8%
At the census, 7.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Saulce-sur-Rhône: 800, for 800 residents in work (1 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,160 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
800
jobs based in Saulce-sur-Rhône, 1 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saulce-sur-Rhône
Is Saulce-sur-Rhône safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Is Saulce-sur-Rhône expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,161/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saulce-sur-Rhône grades B− for cost of living.
About Saulce-sur-Rhône
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saulce-sur-Rhône is a commune of 1,892 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. 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.
