In the comparison, Bidon comes above both Ardèche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bidon: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Bidon is Dolmen de Champvermeil.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Dolmen de Champvermeil Prehistory
Grotte de Saint-Marcel Prehistory
Grotte ornée dite grotte de la Tête du Lion Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1910

first monument protected

Full pageBidon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé3 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bidon?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Bidon are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns

For Bidon, that is below both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). 18% of residents are children under 15.

44.6median age

BidonArdèche medianFrance median

Ardèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bidon
	Bidon	Ardèche median	France median
Under 15	18%	16%	17%
15–24	6.8%	9.9%	11%
25–44	25%	21%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	23%	27%	22%
No diploma	12%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	18%	18%
Higher education	33%	25%	30%

Full pageBidon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.6 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad5.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bidon?”

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

Work & commute

Only 2.7% of commuters in Bidon go to work without a car, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns

Bidon sits below both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €27,350 a year per consumption unit. Bidon has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

On foot3%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Bidon, 0.3 per working resident

10.1%

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

€27,350

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBidon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€27,350 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 Bidon is €11.20/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bidon€11.20/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ardèche median€10.27/m²

€11.20/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.09 to €13.81/m² a month)

€10.50/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBidon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.20/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Grotte de Saint-Marcel and 6 more in and around Bidon

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Bidon. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionGrotte de Saint-Marcelin town Archaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen du Pradinasin town AttractionAttractionAven Marzal1.8 km west, in Saint-Remèze AttractionAttractionGrotte de la Madeleine4.7 km southwest, in Saint-Remèze ZooZooZoo Préhistorique de Marzal: la Forêt des Dinos1.6 km west, in Saint-Remèze MuseumMuseumMusée du Monde Souterrain1.8 km west, in Saint-Remèze

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bidon

12pages on Bidon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors7% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.6 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bidon: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Dolmen de ChampvermeilDolmen · Prehistory

Grotte ornée dite grotte de la Tête du LionArchaeological site · Prehistory

Photo credits

Dolmen de Champvermeil: Photo: Petr1888 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grotte ornée dite grotte de la Tête du Lion: Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Bidon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bidon yet.

How we find them →

Bidon’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 Ardèche →

Bourg-Saint-AndéolPierrelatteLapaludPont-Saint-EspritDonzèreViviersBidon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bidon	254	—	—	—	—	—
Bourg-Saint-Andéol	7,661	5.3	B⁻	B⁺	B⁻	C⁺
Pierrelatte Drôme	13,756	8.3	C⁺	B⁻	C	B⁻
Lapalud Vaucluse	3,853	8.7	C	C⁺	B⁺	C⁻
Pont-Saint-Esprit Gard	10,958	9.2	B⁻	B⁻	B⁻	C⁺
Donzère Drôme	6,008	10	D	B⁺	C	C⁻
Viviers	3,633	11	C⁻	B⁺	C⁺	C⁻

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

About Bidon

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bidon is a commune of 254 people in the Communauté de communes du Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche. 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: 254 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Rhône aux Gorges de l'Ardèche
Département: Ardèche (07)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 11.4 sq mi (29.5 km²)
INSEE code: 07034

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 October 30, 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.