Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 930 in Lozère, Occitanie.
Badaroux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Badaroux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Badaroux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de la Rouvière, in Pelouse, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Badaroux.
In the comparison, Badaroux comes below both Lozère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Badaroux | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
For Badaroux, that is below both Lozère’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Badaroux has 100 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 3.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Badaroux, 98.9% passed the bac, above both Lozère’s towns (96.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri BourrillonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 91%−2 pts |
| Lycée privé polyvalent Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 80 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Privat PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 89 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Badaroux. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Gévaudan4.1 km southwest, in MendeMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère du Carmel de Mende3.4 km west, in MendeChâteauChâteauChâteau du Boy4.8 km south, in LanuéjolsTheme parkTheme parkDinopedia4.4 km southwest, in Saint-BauzilePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Badaroux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Badaroux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Badaroux is a commune of 930 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Lozère. 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 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.