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Buno-BonnevauxEssonne

In Essonne, Île-de-France, this town has 527 residents.

Is Buno-Bonnevaux a good place to live?

There are no grades for Buno-Bonnevaux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes.

What makes Buno-Bonnevaux stand out

The one thing Buno-Bonnevaux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Sépulture néolithique
Sépulture néolithique · Classé · Photo: Terrum3 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Buno-Bonnevaux’s story

Buno-Bonnevaux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Buno-Bonnevaux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1950First protected: Chapelle de Bonnevaux
  • 1976Most recently protected: Sépulture néolithique
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buno-Bonnevaux.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. 17% are under 15, lower than Essonne’s towns (20%) and near compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.

42.1median age
Buno-BonnevauxEssonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Buno-Bonnevaux
Buno-BonnevauxEssonne medianFrance median
Under 1517%20%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4424%25%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+19%16%22%
No diploma15%15%19%
CAP or BEP24%20%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education33%39%30%

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

History

Buno-Bonnevaux keeps more of its old housing than Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Buno-Bonnevaux is Sépulture néolithique. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in prehistory.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Buno-Bonnevaux walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2%

7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Essonne’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,930 a year. At the census, 6.6% of working residents in Buno-Bonnevaux went to work by public transport.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Buno-Bonnevaux, 0.1 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Buno-Bonnevaux costs an estimated advertised €14.45/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Sales in Buno-Bonnevaux from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments.

€14.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Buno-Bonnevaux€14.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Essonne median€17.41/m²
€14.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.78 to €17.72/m² a month)
€12.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Buno-Bonnevaux

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Buno-Bonnevaux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Sépulture collective néolithique: Photo: Terrum3 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle de Bonnevaux: Photo: Poulpy · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Buno-Bonnevaux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Buno-Bonnevaux yet.

How we find them →

Buno-Bonnevaux’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 Essonne →
MaisseMilly-la-ForêtLe MalesherboisBoutigny-sur-EssonneLa Ferté-AlaisCernyMaisseMilly-la-ForêtLe MalesherboisBoutigny-sur-EssonneLa Ferté-AlaisCernyBuno-Bonnevaux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Buno-Bonnevaux527—————
Maisse2,7972.6—C+—B
Milly-la-Forêt4,5624.7C+C−C+B+
Le Malesherbois Loiret8,0164.8CB−B−C
Boutigny-sur-Essonne3,1465.2—C—D
La Ferté-Alais3,7318.6BCBB−
Cerny3,5318.9A−CA−C+

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

About Buno-Bonnevaux

Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France

Buno-Bonnevaux is a commune of 527 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées. 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
527 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées
Département
Essonne (91)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
6.2 sq mi (16 km²)
INSEE code
91121

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.