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BouvièresDrôme

This town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 151.

Is Bouvières a good place to live?

Bouvières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 38% of homes. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Bouvières stand out

The 2 things Bouvières does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Bouvières

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

The nearest classé monument is Château de Saint-André, in Le Poët-Célard, 7.1 mi away.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouvières.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Bouvières than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Drôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 6.6% of residents. Line up the people of Bouvières by age and the one in the middle is 56.

56median age
BouvièresDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bouvières
BouvièresDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1511%18%17%
15–246.6%9.8%11%
25–4418%23%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+33%23%22%
No diploma21%20%19%
CAP or BEP19%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education35%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Bouvières than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,230 a year per consumption unit

15.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 16.1%, higher than both Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Bouvières counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers).

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%
On foot5%
Public transport5%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bouvières, 0.5 per working resident
16.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
18%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bouvières than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.25/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Bouvières.

€10.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bouvières€10.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€10.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.11 to €12.97/m² a month)
€8.49/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 Bouvières

11pages on Bouvières

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Bouvières

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

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Bouvières’ 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 →
DieulefitNyonsValréasAouste-sur-SyeCrestDieulefitNyonsValréasAouste-sur-SyeCrestBouvières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bouvières151—————
Dieulefit3,2897.5B−CAC+
Nyons6,81612C−C−CB−
Valréas Vaucluse9,22414C−B+C+C−
Aouste-sur-Sye2,73316C+CB−A−
Crest8,65817DCC−B−

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

About Bouvières

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bouvières is a commune of 151 people in the Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux. 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
151 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
9.6 sq mi (24.9 km²)
INSEE code
26060

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.