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With 1,131 residents, it is a town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Incomes are on the low side: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 13.4% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,933/m² takes 5.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Bazadais. Most journeys need a car (C): 51% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €1,933/m².
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bernos-Beaulac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Bernos-Beaulac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bernos-Beaulac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Bernos-Beaulac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bernos-Beaulac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bernos-Beaulac.
At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,550 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% of adults hold a degree, below Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bernos-Beaulac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bernos-Beaulac; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Gironde is 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 99 residents of Bernos-Beaulac died, against 110 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bernos-Beaulac is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 11.7 mi away. The town has 2 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Bernos-Beaulac recorded 37 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,934/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bernos-Beaulac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame de Bernos: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Bernos-Beaulac.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernos-Beaulac | 1,131 | — | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Bazas | 4,854 | 4.4 | A− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Langon | 7,674 | 12 | C | C+ | D− | B |
| Toulenne | 2,881 | 13 | B− | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Casteljaloux Lot-et-Garonne | 4,755 | 17 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| La Réole | 4,487 | 18 | C+ | B+ | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bernos-Beaulac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bernos-Beaulac grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bernos-Beaulac is a commune of 1,131 people in the Communauté de communes du Bazadais. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.