Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 270 residents, it is a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
There are no grades for Bauzy: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 16% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Bauzy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bauzy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1938.
14% 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 Bauzy.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bauzy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under 15: 16% of residents. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Bauzy have a median age of 44.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bauzy | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Bauzy number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The census found 4.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €25,980 a year per consumption unit, close to both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Bauzy from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.59/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bauzy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Baumer: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bauzy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauzy | 270 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cour-Cheverny | 2,831 | 7.2 | A | B | A | B |
| Mont-près-Chambord | 3,386 | 7.6 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Cellettes | 2,715 | 11 | — | B | — | A− |
| Vineuil | 8,064 | 11 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | 3,180 | 12 | A− | B− | B− | A− |
| Saint-Laurent-Nouan | 4,236 | 12 | A− | A− | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Bauzy is a commune of 270 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord. 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) · 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.