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A town of 283 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Bagas a good place to live?

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

Moulin fortifié
Moulin fortifié · Inscrit · Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bagas’ story

Bagas in pictures

Bagas has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Moulin fortifié
  • 1961Most recently protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bagas.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Bagas hold a degree than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 18%

19% of residents are 65 or over, below Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 12% of residents. The middle age in Bagas is 44.7.

44.7median age
BagasGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bagas
BagasGironde medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+19%20%22%
No diploma23%14%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education18%34%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Bagas: 40% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Bagas is Église Notre-Dame. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. This Gironde town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 2.9% of commuters in Bagas go to work without a car, fewer than in Gironde’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €25,040 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Gironde’s towns (€27,420). Jobs located in Bagas: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). The unemployment rate comes to 9.3%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Bagas, 0.3 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate

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

Near Bagas, 97.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.9 mi away.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bagas93.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Bagas97.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Paul EsquinanceNearest collègeCollègeCollège12693%+7 pts
Lycée Jean RenouNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée15697%±0 pts
97%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bagas than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.16/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.88/m² a month. The market in Bagas: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.16/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bagas€10.16/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€10.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.10 to €12.76/m² a month)
€7.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Lavison and 6 more in and around Bagas

Heritage and museums in and near Bagas. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)
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Everything we know about Bagas

13pages on Bagas

Landmarks

Bagas has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin fortifié: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bagas

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

How we find them →

Bagas’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gironde →
La RéoleSainte-BazeilleLangonToulenneCadillac-sur-GaronneMarmandeLa RéoleSainte-BazeilleLangonToulenneCadillac-sur-GaronneMarmandeBagas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bagas283—————
La Réole4,4872.8C+B+D−C
Sainte-Bazeille Lot-et-Garonne3,17110BB+C+A−
Langon7,67411CC+D−B
Toulenne2,88111B−C+C+A−
Cadillac-sur-Garonne2,67013DB−DD−
Marmande Lot-et-Garonne17,32814C+B−DB−

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

About Bagas

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bagas is a commune of 283 people in the Communauté de communes du Réolais en Sud Gironde. 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
283 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Réolais en Sud Gironde
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
INSEE code
33024

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.