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Beauvoir-en-RoyansIsère

Population 96: a town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Beauvoir-en-Royans a good place to live?

There are no grades for Beauvoir-en-Royans: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Château de Beauvoir (ruines)
Château de Beauvoir (ruines) · Classé · Photo: Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 3.0
Beauvoir-en-Royans’ story

Beauvoir-en-Royans in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Beauvoir-en-Royans counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2015.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1922First protected: Château de Beauvoir (ruines)
  • 2015The protected historic area is created
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Landmarks

Beauvoir-en-Royans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Beauvoir (ruines): Photo: Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beauvoir-en-Royans.

History

Old homes shape Beauvoir-en-Royans: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Beauvoir-en-Royans is Château de Beauvoir (ruines). Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2015.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected
2015
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
33%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Beauvoir-en-Royans than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

49.5median age

The 15-to-24 age group: 6.2%, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. Graduates make up two in five adults.

Beauvoir-en-RoyansIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education40%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Beauvoir-en-Royans
Beauvoir-en-RoyansIsère medianFrance median
Under 1511%18%17%
15–246.2%11%11%
25–4426%23%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+24%21%22%
No diploma17%19%19%
CAP or BEP21%24%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education40%33%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Beauvoir-en-Royans, 12.0%, runs above Isère’s towns and compared French towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

Beauvoir-en-Royans holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. At the census, 6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
Public transport7%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Beauvoir-en-Royans, 0.8 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
18%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

85.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3.6 points below the expected rate

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one. At the lycées within 5 km of Beauvoir-en-Royans, 94.1% passed the bac, near both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Beauvoir-en-Royans85.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Beauvoir-en-Royans94.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Olympe de GougesNearest collègeCollègeCollège7293%−3 pts
Lycée polyvalent La SaulaieNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée21995%−2 pts

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95%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
90%
passed the vocational bac, +3 pts against the expected rate
85.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3.6 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Beauvoir-en-Royans costs less than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.00/m² a month

€10.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.17/m² a month. 2 houses and apartments changed hands in Beauvoir-en-Royans from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Beauvoir-en-Royans€10.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€10.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.13 to €14.03/m² a month)
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beauvoir-en-Royans

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Nearby attractions

Château de Beauvoir and 8 more in and around Beauvoir-en-Royans

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Beauvoir-en-Royans. Best known first.

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Famous people from Beauvoir-en-Royans

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About Beauvoir-en-Royans

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Beauvoir-en-Royans is a commune of 96 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. 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
96 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
INSEE code
38036

Beauvoir-en-Royans’ 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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Saint-MarcellinChatteVinaySaint-Jean-en-RoyansAutrans-Méaudre en VercorsVillard-de-LansSaint-MarcellinChatteVinaySaint-Jean-en-RoyansAutrans-Méaudre en VercorsVillard-de-LansBeauvoir-en-Royans
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Beauvoir-en-Royans96—————
Saint-Marcellin7,7002.3C+BC−B−
Chatte2,5183.2BBB−B
Vinay4,4387A+B+A−B−
Saint-Jean-en-Royans Drôme2,8747.5BB+AC
Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors2,9369.7—B−—A−
Villard-de-Lans4,32811A+C−A−B+

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 8, 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.