On this, Bournazel is above both Aveyron’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bournazel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Bournazel is Château de Bournazel.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Château de Bournazel 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1942

first monument protected

Full pageBournazel’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bournazel?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Bournazel, above Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Bournazel comes above both Aveyron’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents.

44median age

BournazelAveyron medianFrance median

Aveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bournazel
	Bournazel	Aveyron median	France median
Under 15	19%	14%	17%
15–24	9.2%	8.9%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	23%	30%	22%
No diploma	11%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	20%	18%
Higher education	36%	29%	30%

Full pageBournazel’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bournazel?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Bournazel walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1%

For Bournazel, that is below both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Bournazel has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 7.7% of the labour force are out of work.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot6%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Bournazel, 0.2 per working resident

7.7%

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

€26,460

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBournazel’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€26,460 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Bournazel costs less than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.85/m² a month

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

Bournazel sits below both Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€7.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bournazel€7.85/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aveyron median€9.38/m²

€7.85/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €9.99/m² a month)

€7.82/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBournazel’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.85/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bournazel

12pages on Bournazel

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bournazel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Église paroissiale Saint-SébastienChurch · 18th c.

Ancien jardin du château de BournazelMonument

Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint-Sébastien: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien jardin du château de Bournazel: Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Bournazel

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

How we find them →

Bournazel’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 Aveyron →

AubinDecazevilleDruelle BalsacCapdenac-GareBaraquevilleOnet-le-ChâteauBournazel

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bournazel	327	—	—	—	—	—
Aubin	3,444	5.7	B	A⁺	A⁺	C⁺
Decazeville	5,020	7.5	C	A	C	C
Druelle Balsac	3,187	11	A⁺	B⁺	A⁺	A
Capdenac-Gare	4,440	13	A	A	C⁺	B
Baraqueville	3,173	14	A⁺	B⁺	A⁺	A⁺
Onet-le-Château	12,080	15	A⁺	B⁻	A	A

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

About Bournazel

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Bournazel is a commune of 327 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Rignacois. 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: 327 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Rignacois
Département: Aveyron (12)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 6.3 sq mi (16.4 km²)
INSEE code: 12031

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.