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This town in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 2,592.
Montboucher-sur-Jabron’s best grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is schools: bac results 2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.9 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,684/m² costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Montélimar Agglomération.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Montboucher-sur-Jabron has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Montboucher-sur-Jabron does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montboucher-sur-Jabron with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Montboucher-sur-Jabron has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Montboucher-sur-Jabron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Andéol, in La Bâtie-Rolland, 2.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Montboucher-sur-Jabron. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Adhémar4.2 km west, in MontélimarAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Maubec3.8 km southwest, in MontélimarChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lalo1.3 km southeast, in EspelucheMuseumMuseumMusée d'Art Contemporain de Montélimar4.4 km west, in MontélimarArt galleryArt galleryStudio Roche Colombe4.4 km west, in MontélimarChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pellapra1.5 km west, in MontélimarPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montboucher-sur-Jabron.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Montboucher-sur-Jabron has 4 family doctors. Life expectancy at birth in Drôme is 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 148 residents of Montboucher-sur-Jabron died, against 200 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
84.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Montboucher-sur-Jabron, about level with Drôme’s towns (85.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). The bac pro: 74% of 137 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Its schools’ results rank #22 of 32 in Drôme.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Chabrillan St Jean-Baptiste PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 99%+4 pts |
| Lycée général privé Chabrillan St Jean-Baptiste PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 51 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent les CatalinsBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 259 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,684/m², comes from 85 sales of houses and apartments in Montboucher-sur-Jabron from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 76% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 85 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,857/m² | 65 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
8.3% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, below both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Montboucher-sur-Jabron in two is 45.1. Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Montboucher-sur-Jabron is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Montboucher-sur-Jabron as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron | 2,592 | — | — | C− | — | A |
| Montélimar | 40,595 | 2.9 | D | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 2,917 | 5.7 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Le Teil Ardèche | 8,726 | 6.2 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
| Cruas Ardèche | 2,898 | 7.5 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Viviers Ardèche | 3,633 | 7.9 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Donzère | 6,008 | 9 | D | B+ | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montboucher-sur-Jabron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #22 of 32 in Drôme. The lycée stands out: 100% of 51 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Chabrillan St Jean-Baptiste in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,684/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.70/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montboucher-sur-Jabron grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montboucher-sur-Jabron is a commune of 2,592 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.