With fewer than 1,000 residents, Montpezat-sous-Bauzon falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly two in five homes. 33% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Montpezat-sous-Bauzon stand out
The 2 things Montpezat-sous-Bauzon does most differently from other towns.
Église Notre-Dame de Prévenchères · Classé · Photo: Slagt · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon’s story
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Montpezat-sous-Bauzon counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1944.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Marie Rivier, born in 1768, is the one person born in Montpezat-sous-Bauzon before 1900 that Wikidata records.
1944First protected: Église Notre-Dame de Prévenchères
On the Culture ministry’s list, Montpezat-sous-Bauzon counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Commanderie de l'Hôpital (ancienne): Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Notre-Dame de Prévenchères: Photo: Slagt · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montpezat-sous-Bauzon.
Who lives here
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are 15 to 24
53.6median age
Under 15: 16% of residents. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, higher than Ardèche’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (30%). At 53.6, the median resident of Montpezat-sous-Bauzon sits in the middle of the age range.
Montpezat-sous-BauzonArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Montpezat-sous-Bauzon: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Ardèche’s towns and across compared French towns
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Montpezat-sous-Bauzon counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Notre-Dame de Prévenchères. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.8 for each
10%walk, cycle or take transit
13.8% of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €22,130 a year per consumption unit, near Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Montpezat-sous-Bauzon, 0.8 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montpezat-sous-Bauzon than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.04/m² a month
€2,158/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,158/m²: 32 houses and apartments sold in Montpezat-sous-Bauzon between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 75% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon€2,158/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.96 to €11.74/m² a month)
€6.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon is a commune of 770 people in the Communauté de communes Ardèche des Sources et Volcans. 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
770 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ardèche des Sources et Volcans
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
10.5 sq mi (27.2 km²)
INSEE code
07161
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
