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BarcelonneDrôme

A town of 335 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Barcelonne a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Barcelonne

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

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle du cimetière, in Peyrus, 4.4 mi away.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barcelonne.

Who lives here

Barcelonne is a graduates’ town: 46% hold a degree, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns

8.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents.

52.2median age
BarcelonneDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education46%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Barcelonne
BarcelonneDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–248.4%9.8%11%
25–4421%23%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+27%23%22%
No diploma7.9%20%19%
CAP or BEP22%25%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education46%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Barcelonne run higher than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: a median €30,400 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 5.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 4.8%, below both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Barcelonne has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Barcelonne, 0.3 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

95.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

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

General-bac pupils go 7.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away.

95.2%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Barcelonne95.2%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé François Gondin PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège5898%+1 pt

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95.2%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.3 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Barcelonne is €11.24/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €10.30/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Barcelonne.

€11.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Barcelonne€11.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€11.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.93 to €14.14/m² a month)
€10.30/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 Barcelonne

12pages on Barcelonne

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Barcelonne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Barcelonne yet.

How we find them →

Barcelonne’s neighbors

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

All towns in Drôme →
ChabeuilMontmeyranMontélierBeaumont-lès-ValenceMalissardAlixanChabeuilMontmeyranMontélierBeaumont-lès-ValenceMalissardAlixanBarcelonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Barcelonne335—————
Chabeuil6,8333.3A−CBB−
Montmeyran2,9604.3C+CAB
Montélier4,3235A+CAA+
Beaumont-lès-Valence4,3375.2C+C−A+C
Malissard3,2945.2B+CA+B−
Alixan2,7297.9BC+C−A−

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

About Barcelonne

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Barcelonne is a commune of 335 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

Population
335 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Valence Romans Agglo
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code
26024

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.