At under 1,000 residents, Montbrun-les-Bains is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up three fifths of its housing. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
What makes Montbrun-les-Bains stand out
The 2 things Montbrun-les-Bains does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montbrun-les-Bains.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Montbrun-les-Bains than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
31% of residents are 65 or over, above both Drôme’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.8%. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
52.7median age
Montbrun-les-BainsDrôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Montbrun-les-Bains: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Drôme’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montbrun-les-Bains, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2017. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected
2017
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Montbrun-les-Bains, 21.2%, runs above Drôme’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, nearly a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Montbrun-les-Bains holds 200 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €21,160 a year per consumption unit.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving63%
On foot13%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Montbrun-les-Bains, 1.2 per working resident
21.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montbrun-les-Bains than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.59/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,096/m², comes from 64 sales of houses and apartments in Montbrun-les-Bains from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 17% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,096/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montbrun-les-Bains€2,096/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Drôme median€2,388/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€2,045/m²
53
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.67 to €11.07/m² a month)
€8.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montbrun-les-Bains
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montbrun-les-Bains is a commune of 442 people in the Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. 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
442 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
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.
