Among the classé monuments in Bougon is Dolmen des Sept Chemins. Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Most of the list is tombs and funerary monuments: 3 of 4.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé4

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1875

first monument protected

Full pageBougon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé4 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bougon?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Bougon than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15

Degrees are held by 20% of adults, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 8.5% of residents. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town.

50.3median age

BougonDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median

Deux-Sèvres medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma33%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bougon
	Bougon	Deux-Sèvres median	France median
Under 15	14%	16%	17%
15–24	8.5%	9.6%	11%
25–44	19%	21%	23%
45–64	36%	27%	26%
65+	23%	26%	22%
No diploma	33%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	18%	18%
Higher education	20%	25%	30%

Full pageBougon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.3 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2 people per household Born abroad2.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bougon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work

For its 100 residents in work, Bougon has 100 jobs: 1 each. At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) but below compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 8.9%.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

On foot5%

Bicycle4%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Bougon, 1 per working resident

8.9%

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

€25,160

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

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBougon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 1 per working resident Median income€25,160 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 8.3 mi away.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bougon88.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège de l'OrangerieNearest collègeCollège	Collège	52	88%+2 pts

88.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate

2.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBougon’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges88.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Bougon costs less than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.01/m² a month

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

Sales in Bougon from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.

€9.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bougon€9.01/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Deux-Sèvres median€9.89/m²

€9.01/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.28 to €11.15/m² a month)

€7.40/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBougon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.01/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 Bougon

13pages on Bougon

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 19.1 mi away Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors97% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.3 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Bougon has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Dolmen des Sept CheminsDolmen · Prehistory

Dolmen dit La Pierre LevéeDolmen · Prehistory

Photo credits

Dolmen des Sept Chemins: Photo: Eliane Promis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen dit La Pierre Levée: Photo: Eliane Promis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bougon

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

How we find them →

Bougon’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 Deux-Sèvres →

RouilléSaint-Maixent-l'ÉcoleLusignanMelleAigondignéCelles-sur-BelleBougon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bougon	169	—	—	—	—	—
Rouillé Vienne	2,533	5.9	—	A⁺	—	B
Saint-Maixent-l'École	7,595	7.8	B⁺	A⁻	D	B⁻
Lusignan Vienne	2,544	9.9	A	A	B	B⁻
Melle	5,752	11	A	A	C⁺	B⁻
Aigondigné	4,710	11	A⁺	B⁺	A⁺	A⁻
Celles-sur-Belle	3,829	11	A	A	A⁺	C

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

About Bougon

Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bougon is a commune of 169 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Val de Sèvre. 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: 169 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Haut Val de Sèvre
Département: Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code: 79042

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 November 4, 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.