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La Baume-de-TransitDrôme

Population 942: a town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
942
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.60
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,570
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is La Baume-de-Transit a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, La Baume-de-Transit is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 12% of its housing.

What makes La Baume-de-Transit stand out

The one thing La Baume-de-Transit does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
12%2%La Baume-de-…MedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Château (ruines du)
Château (ruines du) · Classé · Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Baume-de-Transit’s story

La Baume-de-Transit in pictures

La Baume-de-Transit has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Château (ruines du)
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Baume-de-Transit.

History

Old homes shape La Baume-de-Transit: 16% were built before 1919, more than in both Drôme’s towns and compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in La Baume-de-Transit is Château (ruines du).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1908
first monument protected
Full pageLa Baume-de-Transit’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes16% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in La Baume-de-Transit?”

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%. Children under 15 make up 17%, near both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of La Baume-de-Transit by age and the one in the middle is 44.9.

44.9median age
La Baume-de-TransitDrôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Baume-de-Transit
La Baume-de-TransitDrôme medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–249.7%9.8%11%
25–4424%23%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma18%20%19%
CAP or BEP24%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education30%32%30%
Full pageLa Baume-de-Transit’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages44.9 median age · 23% are 65 or overHouseholds390 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad3.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of La Baume-de-Transit?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Baume-de-Transit than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

La Baume-de-Transit has 150 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 2.6% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.8%, lower than Drôme’s towns (10.5%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in La Baume-de-Transit, 0.4 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLa Baume-de-Transit’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€25,570 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 La Baume-de-Transit is €11.60/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in La Baume-de-Transit.

€11.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Baume-de-Transit€11.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Drôme median€11.33/m²
€11.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.82 to €15.25/m² a month)
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLa Baume-de-Transit’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€11.60/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Bouchet and 5 more in and around La Baume-de-Transit

Heritage and museums in and near La Baume-de-Transit. Best known first.

All attractions →
AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Bouchet4.2 km south, in BouchetMonastery or conventMonastery or conventÉglise Notre-Dame-du-Bosquet de Bouchet4.1 km south, in BouchetChâteauChâteauChâteau de Solérieux3.7 km west, in SolérieuxChâteauChâteauChâteau La Borie3.5 km southwest, in Suze-la-RousseMuseumMuseumMusée de la truffe et du vin4.8 km northeast, in RicherenchesChâteauChâteauVieux Village2.6 km north, in Montségur-sur-Lauzon
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Baume-de-Transit

12pages on La Baume-de-Transit
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.1 mi awayWork & commute150 jobs based hereHousing17 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors3% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 44.9History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The list names few of La Baume-de-Transit’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Château (ruines du)Château · 12th–16th c.
Classé
Château et son parcChâteau · 14th & 15th c. · in Suze-la-Rousse, 3.5 mi
Classé
Église Saint-RestitutChurch · 11th c. · in Saint-Restitut, 3.7 mi
Classé
Tour - donjonMilitary building · 13th c. · in Clansayes, 3.8 mi
Photo credits

Château (ruines du): Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from La Baume-de-Transit

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Baume-de-Transit yet.

How we find them →

La Baume-de-Transit’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 →
Saint-Paul-Trois-ChâteauxSainte-Cécile-les-VignesBollèneValréasPierrelatteLapaludSaint-Paul-Trois-ChâteauxSainte-Cécile-les-VignesBollèneValréasPierrelatteLapaludLa Baume-de-Transit
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Baume-de-Transit942—————
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux8,9814.9B+C+B−B
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes Vaucluse2,6566.4—C+—C+
Bollène Vaucluse14,0246.4DC+C−B−
Valréas Vaucluse9,2247.1C−B+C+C−
Pierrelatte13,7568.5C+B−CB−
Lapalud Vaucluse3,8538.9CC+B+C−

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

About La Baume-de-Transit

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

La Baume-de-Transit is a commune of 942 people in the Communauté de communes Drôme Sud Provence. 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
942 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Drôme Sud Provence
Département
Drôme (26)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code
26033

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.