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It is a town of 139 residents in Lozère, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Les Bondons is too small for the grades other French towns get. 46% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Les Bondons does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Les Bondons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1941.
27% 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 Les Bondons.
7.6% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Lozère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents. Degrees are held by 13% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Les Bondons | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 32% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Les Bondons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
13.9% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Lozère’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 50 residents in work, Les Bondons has 50 jobs: 0.7 each. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents here at the census.
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.
The market in Les Bondons: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.53/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Les Bondons. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Les Bondons, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Menhir isolé de Colobrières: Photo: BUFO8 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Menhirs constituant le premier groupe dit de la Fage: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Bondons yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Bondons | 139 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mende | 12,464 | 12 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Les Bondons is a commune of 139 people in the Communauté de communes Gorges Causses Cévennes. 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.