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VercoiranDrôme

A town of 130 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Vercoiran a good place to live?

Vercoiran is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Vercoiran stand out

The 2 things Vercoiran does most differently from other towns.

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Vercoiran’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Vercoiran’s story

No historic monuments in Vercoiran

The Culture ministry lists no building in Vercoiran as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Prieuré (ancien), in Saint-André-de-Rosans, 9.7 mi away.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vercoiran.

Who lives here

Vercoiran has fewer young adults than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1% are 15 to 24

Over-65s are 31% of the population. Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above both Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Vercoiran are older than 51.3.

51.3median age
VercoiranDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vercoiran
VercoiranDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1515%18%17%
15–247.1%9.8%11%
25–4419%23%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+31%23%22%
No diploma17%20%19%
CAP or BEP16%25%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education37%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Vercoiran has lower unemployment than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 8.0%

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.0% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 10.0% of working residents in Vercoiran didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income is €25,160 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Vercoiran, 0.4 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vercoiran than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.59/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Vercoiran.

€8.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vercoiran€8.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.67 to €11.07/m² a month)
€8.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Gouvernet and 2 more in and around Vercoiran

Heritage and museums in and near Vercoiran. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vercoiran

12pages on Vercoiran

Landmarks

Nothing in Vercoiran is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Vercoiran

One notable person was born in Vercoiran.

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Vercoiran’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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NyonsMalaucèneVaison-la-RomaineBédoinCarombNyonsMalaucèneVaison-la-RomaineBédoinCarombVercoiran
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vercoiran130—————
Nyons6,81611C−C−CB−
Malaucène Vaucluse2,75814C−CB−C−
Vaison-la-Romaine Vaucluse6,05814B−CC+B
Bédoin Vaucluse3,10615—D—A−
Caromb Vaucluse3,47918—C—B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vercoiran

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Vercoiran is a commune of 130 people in the Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. 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

Population
130 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.8 sq mi (20.2 km²)
INSEE code
26370

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 October 30, 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.