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Population 55: a town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Val-Maravel is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 57% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 40% of residents.
The 2 things Val-Maravel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Val-Maravel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte ornée, dite Tune de la Varaine, in Boulc, 4.2 mi away.
44% 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 Val-Maravel.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 4.5% of the town. 47% of adults hold a degree, above both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Val-Maravel has a median age of 59.2.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Val-Maravel | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.5% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 12% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 15.0% of commuters 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Val-Maravel.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Val-Maravel 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 Val-Maravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Maravel | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veynes Hautes-Alpes | 3,214 | 13 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Die | 4,844 | 15 | C− | C− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Val-Maravel is a commune of 55 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.