Valherbasse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Valherbasse 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 Valherbasse.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
On foot, Valherbasse works less well than 100% of compared French towns
2.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Valherbasse: 150, for 450 residents in work (0.3 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,510 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Valherbasse, 0.3 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Valherbasse costs less than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.60/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,861/m², below both Drôme’s towns (€2,388/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 91% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 32 homes were sold in Valherbasse.
€1,861/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Valherbasse€1,861/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.59 to €12.15/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Valherbasse sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Drôme: 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 85 residents of Valherbasse died, against 91 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Valherbasse is Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere, 12.7 mi away.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Valherbasse · 0.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere
12.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux Drome Nord Romans Sur Isere
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Drôme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Valherbasse keeps more of its old housing than Drôme or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Valherbasse is Maison dite Château de Miribel. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Valherbasse are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 20%, above Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half the people of Valherbasse are older than 44.1. Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.
44.1median age
ValherbasseDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Valherbasse
Is Valherbasse safe?
Valherbasse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Valherbasse expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Valherbasse grades B+ for cost of living.
About Valherbasse
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Valherbasse is a commune of 1,005 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo. 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.
