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Bonlieu-sur-RoubionDrôme

A town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 458 people.

Is Bonlieu-sur-Roubion a good place to live?

There are no grades for Bonlieu-sur-Roubion: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Abbaye Sainte-Anne
Abbaye Sainte-Anne · Inscrit · Photo: Saint Martin · CC0
Bonlieu-sur-Roubion’s story

Bonlieu-sur-Roubion in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bonlieu-sur-Roubion, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1999First protected: Abbaye Sainte-Anne
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Landmarks

Bonlieu-sur-Roubion has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Abbaye Sainte-Anne: Photo: Saint Martin · CC0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonlieu-sur-Roubion.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Bonlieu-sur-Roubion are under 15, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns

38.4median age

16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Bonlieu-sur-Roubion has a median age of 38.4. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.6% of residents.

Bonlieu-sur-RoubionDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%

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 Bonlieu-sur-Roubion
Bonlieu-sur-RoubionDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–249.6%9.8%11%
25–4427%23%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+16%23%22%
No diploma13%20%19%
CAP or BEP29%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education33%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Bonlieu-sur-Roubion: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bonlieu-sur-Roubion, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1999
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bonlieu-sur-Roubion than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 2.0%

2%walk, cycle or take transit

Median disposable income comes to €27,370 a year per consumption unit. 50 jobs are based in Bonlieu-sur-Roubion, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker). 9.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Bonlieu-sur-Roubion, 0.2 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bonlieu-sur-Roubion is €11.94/m² a month

€11.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Bonlieu-sur-Roubion: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.72/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bonlieu-sur-Roubion€11.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€11.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.45 to €15.09/m² a month)
€10.72/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 Bonlieu-sur-Roubion

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Nearby attractions

Abbaye Sainte-Anne de Bonlieu-sur-Roubion and 4 more in and around Bonlieu-sur-Roubion

Heritage and museums in and near Bonlieu-sur-Roubion. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Bonlieu-sur-Roubion

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About Bonlieu-sur-Roubion

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bonlieu-sur-Roubion is a commune of 458 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération. 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
458 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code
26052

Bonlieu-sur-Roubion’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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Montboucher-sur-JabronMontélimarCruasChâteauneuf-du-RhôneLe TeilDieulefitMontboucher-sur-JabronMontélimarCruasChâteauneuf-du-RhôneLe TeilDieulefitBonlieu-sur-Roubion
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bonlieu-sur-Roubion458—————
Montboucher-sur-Jabron2,5924.4—C−—A
Montélimar40,5956.8DC+D−C+
Cruas Ardèche2,8987—B+—C+
Châteauneuf-du-Rhône2,91710DC+C−C−
Le Teil Ardèche8,72610C−B+C−C
Dieulefit3,28910B−CAC+

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 4, 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.