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The town, home to 38 people, lies in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Vachères-en-Quint has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 23% of its housing.
The one thing Vachères-en-Quint does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vachères-en-Quint 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, 2.6 mi away.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vachères-en-Quint is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vachères-en-Quint.
4.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.
59% women, 41% men
About 69 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Vachères-en-Quint | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.5% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 36% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 8.6% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 57% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Vachères-en-Quint went to work by public transport.
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 €10.75/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vachères-en-Quint yet.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vachères-en-Quint is a commune of 38 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vachères-en-Quint | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Die | 4,844 | 5.9 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Aouste-sur-Sye | 2,733 | 11 | C+ | C | B− | A− |
| Crest | 8,658 | 12 | D | C | C− | B− |
| Montmeyran | 2,960 | 14 | C+ | C | A | B |
| Chabeuil | 6,833 | 15 | A− | C | B | B− |
| Montélier | 4,323 | 16 | A+ | C | A | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.