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Home to 267 people, this town lies in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Montbrison-sur-Lez has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 18% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.
The 2 things Montbrison-sur-Lez does most differently from other towns.
Montbrison-sur-Lez has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montbrison-sur-Lez.
5.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 37% of residents are 65 or older. The median resident of Montbrison-sur-Lez is 58.4 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Montbrison-sur-Lez | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,500 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Montbrison-sur-Lez number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Montbrison-sur-Lez.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Montbrison-sur-Lez. Best known first.
Montbrison-sur-Lez has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montbrison-sur-Lez yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbrison-sur-Lez | 267 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valréas Vaucluse | 9,224 | 3.7 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Dieulefit | 3,289 | 6.8 | B− | C | A | C+ |
| Nyons | 6,816 | 7.6 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Vaison-la-Romaine Vaucluse | 6,058 | 13 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron | 2,592 | 13 | — | C− | — | A |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | 8,981 | 14 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montbrison-sur-Lez is a commune of 267 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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) · 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.