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A town of 459 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Bommes a good place to live?

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

Château de Rayne-Vigneau
Château de Rayne-Vigneau · Inscrit · Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bommes’ story

Bommes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bommes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2004.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2004First protected: Château de Rayne-Vigneau
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Nearby attractions

Château de Rayne-Vigneau and 13 more in and around Bommes

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bommes.

History

Old homes shape Bommes: 31% were built before 1919, more than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bommes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
2004
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Bommes has fewer young adults than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24

16% of residents are children under 15. Among adults, 34% have a degree. The middle age in Bommes is 46.2.

46.2median age
BommesGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bommes
BommesGironde medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–248.5%10%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+21%20%22%
No diploma12%14%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education34%34%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 7.7% of commuters in Bommes go to work without a car, fewer than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns

Bommes holds 150 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. 2.9% of Bommes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment runs at 9.3%.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Bommes, 0.8 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,500
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bommes than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.41/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Bommes. House rents are put at about €10.79/m² a month.

€11.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bommes€11.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€11.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.63 to €15.09/m² a month)
€10.79/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 Bommes

12pages on Bommes

Landmarks

Bommes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Rayne-Vigneau: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bommes

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

How we find them →

Bommes’ 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 →
ToulenneLangonCadillac-sur-GaronnePodensacBazasSaint-SelveToulenneLangonCadillac-sur-GaronnePodensacBazasSaint-SelveBommes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bommes459—————
Toulenne2,8814.1B−C+C+A−
Langon7,6744.9CC+D−B
Cadillac-sur-Garonne2,6706.5DB−DD−
Podensac3,2697.2CC+CC
Bazas4,85410A−B−B−B+
Saint-Selve3,74610—C—B

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

About Bommes

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bommes is a commune of 459 people in the Communauté de communes du 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
459 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
INSEE code
33060

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.