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Home to 657 people, this town lies in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

657

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.49

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,680

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

18%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Pont-de-Barret a good place to live?

There are no grades for Pont-de-Barret: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.

What makes Pont-de-Barret stand out

The one thing Pont-de-Barret does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Notre-Dame-la-Brune. · Classé · Photo: Abaddon1337 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pont-de-Barret’s story

Pont-de-Barret in pictures

Pont-de-Barret has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1908First protected: Église Notre-Dame-la-Brune.
1990Most recently protected: Château de Saint-Ferréol

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pont-de-Barret.

History

Pont-de-Barret keeps more of its old housing than Drôme’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Pont-de-Barret is Église Notre-Dame-la-Brune.. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 17th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame-la-Brune.

17th c.

oldest protected part

1908

first monument protected

Full pagePont-de-Barret’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Pont-de-Barret?”

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

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Pont-de-Barret than in Drôme’s towns or across compared French towns: 44% of adults

7.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under 15: 16% of residents. Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.

44.8median age

Pont-de-BarretDrôme medianFrance median

Drôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP18%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Pont-de-Barret
	Pont-de-Barret	Drôme median	France median
Under 15	16%	18%	17%
15–24	7.8%	9.8%	11%
25–44	26%	23%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	20%	23%	22%
No diploma	11%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	18%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	44%	32%	30%

Full pagePont-de-Barret’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.8 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households320 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Pont-de-Barret?”

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

Work & commute

Pont-de-Barret gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Drôme’s towns and across compared French towns: 17.8% of commuters

Unemployment stands at 8.0%. 150 jobs are based in Pont-de-Barret, for 300 working residents (0.5 per worker). Public transport took 2.1% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving71%

On foot11%

Bicycle5%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

150

jobs based in Pont-de-Barret, 0.5 per working resident

8.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,680

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pagePont-de-Barret’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work18% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Median income€25,680 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 Pont-de-Barret is €11.49/m² a month

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

Pont-de-Barret recorded 26 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.

€11.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pont-de-Barret€11.49/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Drôme median€11.33/m²

€11.49/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €14.98/m² a month)

€10.72/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePont-de-Barret’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.49/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Ferréol and 4 more in and around Pont-de-Barret

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pont-de-Barret. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Ferréolin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Soyans3.8 km north, in Soyans ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Normand4.9 km southwest, in Salettes ChâteauChâteauRuine du Chatelard4.3 km south, in Eyzahut AttractionAttractionTrou du Furet4.3 km south, in Eyzahut

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pont-de-Barret

12pages on Pont-de-Barret

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.1 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing26 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Pont-de-Barret has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Château de Saint-FerréolChâteau · 17th c.

Église Notre-Dame-la-Brune.Church

Photo credits

Château de Saint-Ferréol: Photo: Finoskov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Notre-Dame-la-Brune.: Photo: Abaddon1337 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Pont-de-Barret

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pont-de-Barret yet.

How we find them →

Pont-de-Barret’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 →

DieulefitAouste-sur-SyeCrestMontboucher-sur-JabronCruasAllexPont-de-Barret

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Pont-de-Barret	657	—	—	—	—	—
Dieulefit	3,289	5.7	B⁻	C	A	C⁺
Aouste-sur-Sye	2,733	8.7	C⁺	C	B⁻	A⁻
Crest	8,658	9.2	D	C	C⁻	B⁻
Montboucher-sur-Jabron	2,592	10	—	C⁻	—	A
Cruas Ardèche	2,898	12	—	B⁺	—	C⁺
Allex	2,698	12	—	C⁺	—	A

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

About Pont-de-Barret

Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Pont-de-Barret is a commune of 657 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

Population: 657 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Dieulefit-Bourdeaux
Département: Drôme (26)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 6.5 sq mi (16.7 km²)
INSEE code: 26249

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.