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The smallest towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by population in 2026

Q: What is the smallest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by population in 2026?

Rochefourchat (Drôme) is the smallest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by population, with just 2 inhabitants.

Rochefourchat (Drôme) is the smallest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by population, with just 2 inhabitants. Next come La Bâtie-des-Fonds (Drôme, 6 inhabitants) and Aulan (Drôme, 8 inhabitants).

4,025 towns ranked

Rochefourchat, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers all 4,025 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. At the other end of the ranking, Lyon (Rhône) comes last with 525,314 inhabitants.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: smallest towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Rank	Town	Department	Population	Area (km²)
1	Rochefourchat	Drôme (26)	2	13
2	La Bâtie-des-Fonds	Drôme (26)	6	12
3	Aulan	Drôme (26)	8	11
4	Pommerol	Drôme (26)	10	9.8
5	Izon-la-Bruisse	Drôme (26)	13	15
6	Monestier-d'Ambel	Isère (38)	14	11
7	Les Tonils	Drôme (26)	16	13
8 tied	Aucelon	Drôme (26)	17	26
8 tied	Oulles	Isère (38)	17	11
10	Beaufin	Isère (38)	19	6.4
11	Villefranche-le-Château	Drôme (26)	20	7.4
12 tied	Gumiane	Drôme (26)	21	8.9
12 tied	La Godivelle	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	21	15
14 tied	Eyroles	Drôme (26)	22	8.8
14 tied	Le Vernet	Haute-Loire (43)	22	3.8
14 tied	Pennes-le-Sec	Drôme (26)	22	9.3
14 tied	Rimon-et-Savel	Drôme (26)	22	12
14 tied	Villebois-les-Pins	Drôme (26)	22	11
19 tied	Arlet	Haute-Loire (43)	24	5.8
19 tied	La Charce	Drôme (26)	24	9.4
19 tied	Pelonne	Drôme (26)	24	2.8
22 tied	La Chaudière	Drôme (26)	25	12
22 tied	Rottier	Drôme (26)	25	8.5
22 tied	Roussieux	Drôme (26)	25	9.4
22 tied	Villard-Notre-Dame	Isère (38)	25	14
26 tied	Le Poët-en-Percip	Drôme (26)	26	6.1
26 tied	Montréal-les-Sources	Drôme (26)	26	10
26 tied	Pradelle	Drôme (26)	26	13
26 tied	Varennes-Saint-Honorat	Haute-Loire (43)	26	12
30 tied	Arnayon	Drôme (26)	27	19
30 tied	Establet	Drôme (26)	27	13
30 tied	Rioms	Drôme (26)	27	9.4
30 tied	Valjouze	Cantal (15)	27	3.1
34 tied	Armix	Ain (01)	28	6.8
34 tied	Jonchères	Drôme (26)	28	17
34 tied	Montferrand-la-Fare	Drôme (26)	28	11
37 tied	Champ-Laurent	Savoie (73)	31	5.1
37 tied	Les Prés	Drôme (26)	31	17
37 tied	Saint-Benoit-en-Diois	Drôme (26)	31	11
40 tied	Brette	Drôme (26)	32	16
40 tied	Charens	Drôme (26)	32	13
40 tied	Chazelles	Haute-Loire (43)	32	4.9
40 tied	Montgreleix	Cantal (15)	32	18
40 tied	Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont	Isère (38)	32	8.0
45	Saint-May	Drôme (26)	33	10
46	Le Fau	Cantal (15)	34	19
47	Cognet	Isère (38)	35	1.8
48 tied	Chazelles	Cantal (15)	36	6.3
48 tied	Le Chaffal	Drôme (26)	36	12
50	Ambel	Isère (38)	37	4.8
51 tied	Leyvaux	Cantal (15)	38	15
51 tied	Sainte-Marguerite	Haute-Loire (43)	38	5.4
53 tied	Vachères-en-Quint	Drôme (26)	39	5.1
53 tied	Volvent	Drôme (26)	39	17
55 tied	La Chambonie	Loire (42)	40	4.4
55 tied	Lemps	Drôme (26)	40	16
55 tied	Orcinas	Drôme (26)	40	5.3
55 tied	Roche-Charles-la-Mayrand	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	40	16
55 tied	Veauce	Allier (03)	40	3.5
60 tied	Montguers	Drôme (26)	41	11
60 tied	Valouse	Drôme (26)	41	6.3
60 tied	Vals-le-Chastel	Haute-Loire (43)	41	4.0
63	Borne	Ardèche (07)	42	32
64 tied	Loubaresse	Ardèche (07)	43	9.0
64 tied	Vers-sur-Méouge	Drôme (26)	43	14
66 tied	Chauvac-Laux-Montaux	Drôme (26)	44	24
66 tied	La Chamba	Loire (42)	44	5.2
66 tied	Lavillatte	Ardèche (07)	44	19
66 tied	Sainte-Luce	Isère (38)	44	8.0
70	Berbezit	Haute-Loire (43)	45	10
71 tied	Léoncel	Drôme (26)	46	43
71 tied	Saint-Dizier-en-Diois	Drôme (26)	46	14
73 tied	Lafarre	Ardèche (07)	47	11
73 tied	Villard-Reymond	Isère (38)	47	11
75 tied	Auvers	Haute-Loire (43)	48	22
75 tied	Freyssenet	Ardèche (07)	48	9.5
77	Chastel-Arnaud	Drôme (26)	49	13
78 tied	Aleyrac	Drôme (26)	50	6.7
78 tied	Montendry	Savoie (73)	50	8.3
78 tied	Péreyres	Ardèche (07)	50	13
78 tied	Prémillieu	Ain (01)	50	8.5
78 tied	Rochebrune	Drôme (26)	50	16
83 tied	Autrac	Haute-Loire (43)	52	8.5
83 tied	La Chapelle-Bertin	Haute-Loire (43)	52	11
83 tied	Montclard	Haute-Loire (43)	52	9.6
86	Ouides	Haute-Loire (43)	53	11
87 tied	Esteil	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	54	4.6
87 tied	Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades	Ardèche (07)	54	16
87 tied	Saint-Julien-des-Chazes	Haute-Loire (43)	54	6.6
87 tied	Valz-sous-Châteauneuf	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	54	5.1
91 tied	La Trinitat	Cantal (15)	55	18
91 tied	Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois	Drôme (26)	55	7.0
93 tied	Grandeyrolles	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	56	5.3
93 tied	La Rochette-du-Buis	Drôme (26)	56	10
93 tied	Omblèze	Drôme (26)	56	45
93 tied	Val-Maravel	Drôme (26)	56	22
97 tied	Lacapelle-Barrès	Cantal (15)	57	6.3
97 tied	Novel	Haute-Savoie (74)	57	9.8
97 tied	Sainte-Catherine	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	57	5.7
97 tied	Vernols	Cantal (15)	57	24

Source: INSEE, official population figures (total population); official total population. Not ranked: towns with no inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Smallest towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: FAQ

What is the smallest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by population in 2026?

Rochefourchat (Drôme) is the smallest town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by population, with just 2 inhabitants.

What are the 10 smallest towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by population?

In order: Rochefourchat (2 inhabitants), La Bâtie-des-Fonds (6 inhabitants), Aulan (8 inhabitants), Pommerol (10 inhabitants), Izon-la-Bruisse (13 inhabitants), Monestier-d'Ambel (14 inhabitants), Les Tonils (16 inhabitants), Aucelon (17 inhabitants), Oulles (17 inhabitants), and Beaufin (19 inhabitants).

How many towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are ranked?

All of them: the 4,025 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes appear in this ranking.

Which population figure is used?

The official total population published by INSEE and in force on January 1 of this year: the municipal population plus people counted separately (students, boarders and people in institutions who have a residence in another commune).