Pressure sensor, with - a solid metal sensor body , with a front area and a base following on from said front area, -- wherein the front area has a larger cross-sectional area than the base , and - wherein the front area has an exterior edge which can be clamped with a fastening unit for the purpose of mounting the pressure sensor at a place of operation, - a recess provided in the front area and open towards a front side of the front area that faces away from the base , - a metal measuring membrane , which can be deformed in an elastic manner depending on the pressure, said membrane being subjected, during operation, from the outside to a pressure to be measured (p), being arranged on the front side of the sensor body and sealing the recess towards the outside, -- wherein said membrane is made from the same metal as the sensor body and -- wherein said membrane is at a distance from the outer edge of the front area , and - an electromechanical transducer to record the pressure-dependent deformation of the measuring membrane , with at least one measuring element electrically isolated from the measuring membrane and the sensor body by means of an isolator , characterized in that - the isolator is a body introduced in the recess , particularly a body anchored in the recess by means of an active brazing solder connection , wherein the front face of the body facing towards the measuring membrane is parallel to the measuring membrane and is located at a distance from said membrane, and - one of the measuring elements is a measuring electrode fitted on the front face of the isolator , wherein said electrode forms a capacitor together with the measuring membrane that serves as a counter-electrode, said capacitor having a capacity that depends on the pressure-dependent deflection of the measuring membrane . - a solid metal sensor body , with a front area and a base following on from said front area, -- wherein the front area has a larger cross-sectional area than the base , and - wherein the front area has an exterior edge which can be clamped with a fastening unit for the purpose of mounting the pressure sensor at a place of operation, - a recess provided in the front area and open towards a front side of the front area that faces away from the base , - a metal measuring membrane , which can be deformed in an elastic manner depending on the pressure, said membrane being subjected, during operation, from the outside to a pressure to be measured (p), being arranged on the front side of the sensor body and sealing the recess towards the outside, -- wherein said membrane is made from the same metal as the sensor body and -- wherein said membrane is at a distance from the outer edge of the front area , and -- wherein said membrane is made from the same metal as the sensor body and -- wherein said membrane is at a distance from the outer edge of the front area , and - an electromechanical transducer to record the pressure-dependent deformation of the measuring membrane , with at least one measuring element electrically isolated from the measuring membrane and the sensor body by means of an isolator , - the isolator is a body introduced in the recess , particularly a body anchored in the recess by means of an active brazing solder connection , wherein the front face of the body facing towards the measuring membrane is parallel to the measuring membrane and is located at a distance from said membrane, and - one of the measuring elements is a measuring electrode fitted on the front face of the isolator , wherein said electrode forms a capacitor together with the measuring membrane that serves as a counter-electrode, said capacitor having a capacity that depends on the pressure-dependent deflection of the measuring membrane . <EOS>