NUTS-3 FRK23 · France
Drôme
Drôme generates €21bn of GDP across 527.2k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 58.9/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by economic scale and livability. Its economy has grown +4.1%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 3.3pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for health (95th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (25.7th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable63 → 66 EU percentile since 1995 (+3 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Talent & skills90
Energy cost88
Demographic outlook84
Resilience72
Economic base65
Quality of life58
Freight intensity57
Digital readiness51
Air quality51
Cost advantage50
Growth momentum49
Industrial base46
Labour market39
Governance38
Connectivity37
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
58.9
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth48.8
Livability57.6
Market access47
Economic scale82
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
72
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability76
Labour stability84
Diversification62
Demographic stability66
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
37
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density53
Airport access11
Market access47
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
89.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary95
Lifelong learning81
Knowledge workers95
Scientists & engineers88
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
51
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.58.6 µg/m³
PM1014.6 µg/m³
NO211.6 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
57.6
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy57.5
Jobs31.5
Education89.5
Health95
Safety25.7
Connectivity52
Environment52
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
48.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.1%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+3.2%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.9 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.4 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.4%
CAGR
Employment rate
+3.3 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.4 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Finance · real estate · prof. · 27.8%Diversified · HHI 2177
Agriculture 2%Industry 23.3%Construction 6.5%Trade · transport · ICT 19.4%Finance · real estate · prof. 27.8%Public · health · education 21%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€21,343M2024
1.4% 1y 4.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 82
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€19,077M2025
0.8% 1y 2.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 83
Population
527,1562025
0.3% 1y 0.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 78
Unemployment rate
7.1%2025
4.4% 1y 1.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 76
Employment
239,7002024
0.8% 1y 1.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 79
Productivity / employee
€90,7472025
1.9% 1y 3.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 67
Gross value added
€19,072M2024
1.0% 1y 4.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 82
All indicators · 88 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€19,072M
2024 · EU pctl 82
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€388M
2024 · EU pctl 81
GVA — industry (B–E)
€4,444M
2024 · EU pctl 85
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€3,107M
2024 · EU pctl 82
GVA — construction (F)
€1,244M
2024 · EU pctl 85
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€3,701M
2024 · EU pctl 80
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€24,600
2023 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
37,400 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 65
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€40,600
2024 · EU pctl 66
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€66,409M
2024 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€8,444M
2024 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€150,675M
2024 · EU pctl 96 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€2,979M
2024 · EU pctl 83
GVA — information & communication (J)
€331M
2024 · EU pctl 67
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€5,297M
2024 · EU pctl 84
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€3,998M
2024 · EU pctl 82
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€19,077M
2025 · EU pctl 83
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€90,747
2025 · EU pctl 67
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€4,815M
2025 · EU pctl 82
Labour market
Employment, total persons
239,700
2024 · EU pctl 79
Self-employed persons
31,400
2024 · EU pctl 72
Employment in manufacturing (C)
34,700
2024 · EU pctl 76
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
77.4%
2025 · EU pctl 47 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
16.9%
2025 · EU pctl 60 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
7.1%
2025 · EU pctl 76
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
241,700
2025 · EU pctl 76
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
45,114
2023 · EU pctl 83
Enterprise births
5,525
2023 · EU pctl 86
Enterprise deaths
4,582
2023 · EU pctl 86
3-year enterprise survival rate
6.4%
2023 · EU pctl 94
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
3.0%
2023 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
5.6%
2025 · EU pctl 73 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
2.2%
2023 · EU pctl 85 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
49.4%
2025 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
60.1%
2025 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
17.4%
2025 · EU pctl 81 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
34.0%
2025 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
11.9%
2025 · EU pctl 88 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
95.6%
2025 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
3,336,760
2025 · EU pctl 80
Mobility
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
16,514 kt
2025 · EU pctl 82
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
2,287
CURRENT · EU pctl 84
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
434
CURRENT · EU pctl 53
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
29 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 65 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
110
CURRENT · EU pctl 89
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
CURRENT · EU pctl 0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
311,189
2025 · EU pctl 77
Population aged 65+
127,673
2025 · EU pctl 84
Population aged under 15
88,294
2025 · EU pctl 83
Median age of population
45.1 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 39
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
41.0%
2025 · EU pctl 73
Crude rate of total population change
2.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 61
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
3.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 39
Crude birth rate
9.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 83
Crude death rate
9.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 20
Live births
4,722
2024 · EU pctl 84
Deaths
5,154
2024 · EU pctl 75
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
69.4%
2025 · EU pctl 89
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.72
2024 · EU pctl 95
Population density (persons per km²)
81 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 32
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
546,891
2100 · EU pctl 83
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
511 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 56 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
771 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
204 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 79
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
52.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 84
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
498 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 89
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,911 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 90
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
47 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 54 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.46
2022 · EU pctl 44
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.27
2022 · EU pctl 39
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.02
2022 · EU pctl 37
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.39
2022 · EU pctl 43
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.02
2022 · EU pctl 0
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.107/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 12
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.053/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 44
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
545 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 83
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
20 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 77
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
60 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 53
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
11 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 86
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
15
2024 · EU pctl 48
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
12
2024 · EU pctl 45
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
53
2024 · EU pctl 47
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
138 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 92
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
9.5%
2021 · EU pctl 86
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