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A town of 158 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Bonnac a good place to live?

Bonnac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Bonnac stand out

The 2 things Bonnac does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Barthélémy
Église Saint-Barthélémy · Inscrit · Photo: Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bonnac’s story

Bonnac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bonnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1992First protected: Château de Bonnac
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonnac.

Who lives here

Bonnac has fewer young adults than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 10%, below both Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 38% of residents. Among adults, 21% have a degree.

57.5median age
BonnacCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bonnac
BonnacCantal medianFrance median
Under 1510%12%17%
15–243.1%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+38%28%22%
No diploma20%20%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education21%26%30%

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

History

Bonnac keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bonnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 4.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
13th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Bonnac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8%

Half of residents lived on more than €25,150 a year per consumption unit, near both Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). 14.1% of Bonnac’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The jobless rate is 8.8%.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
0
jobs based in Bonnac, 0.4 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bonnac than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.49/m² a month

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

Sales in Bonnac from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.

€7.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bonnac€7.49/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.78 to €9.71/m² a month)
€6.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Bonnac and 2 more in and around Bonnac

Heritage in and near Bonnac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Bonnac

12pages on Bonnac

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bonnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Croix des Templiers: Photo: Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prieuré de Bonnac: Photo: Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Bonnac: Photo: Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bonnac

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

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Bonnac’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 Cantal →
Saint-FlourBrioudeSainte-FlorineBrassac-les-MinesSaint-FlourBrioudeSainte-FlorineBrassac-les-MinesBonnac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bonnac158—————
Saint-Flour6,39112A+ABB+
Brioude Haute-Loire6,52713B−ADB
Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire3,28316A−AA−C−
Brassac-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme3,41217BAB−C

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

About Bonnac

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bonnac is a commune of 158 people in the Communauté de communes Hautes Terres Communauté. 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
158 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Hautes Terres Communauté
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
8.7 sq mi (22.6 km²)
INSEE code
15022

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.