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Some 456 people live in this town, in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Solaure en Diois is too small for the grades other French towns get. 15% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Solaure en Diois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Solaure en Diois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye cistercienne du Valcroissant, in Die, 2.8 mi away.
19% 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 Solaure en Diois.
Degrees are held by 34% of adults, higher than both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Solaure en Diois has a median age of 52.4. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Solaure en Diois | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.4%, below both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,620 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 6.2% of working residents in Solaure en Diois 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.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in Solaure en Diois from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.73/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Solaure en Diois. Best known first.
Nothing in Solaure en Diois 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 Solaure en Diois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solaure en Diois | 456 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Die | 4,844 | 3.3 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Aouste-sur-Sye | 2,733 | 17 | C+ | C | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Solaure en Diois is a commune of 456 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 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.