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.
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
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
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
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
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.