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Saint-Bonnet-de-ChiracLozère

In Lozère, Occitanie, this town has 72 residents.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.81

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac has none. Second homes make up 27% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac stand out

The one thing Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ancienne église de Saint-Bonnet · Inscrit · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac’s story

Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Albert Nègre, born in 1853, is the one person born in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1999First protected: Ancienne église de Saint-Bonnet

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac.

Who lives here

Children make up 31% of Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac, above Lozère’s towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 2.8% of the town, lower than both Lozère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (11%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 40% have a degree.

37.5median age

Saint-Bonnet-de-ChiracLozère medianFrance median

Lozère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

17%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma2%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat26%

Higher education40%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac
	Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac	Lozère median	France median
Under 15	31%	13%	17%
15–24	2.8%	15%	11%
25–44	28%	20%	23%
45–64	22%	26%	26%
65+	17%	29%	22%
No diploma	2%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	26%	19%	18%
Higher education	40%	25%	30%

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Ages37.5 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households30 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac?”

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

History

Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac keeps more of its old housing than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

10th c.

oldest protected part

1999

first monument protected

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Age of homes18% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1%

At the census, 13.5% of working residents in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac didn’t travel to work at all.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%

On foot8%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac, 0.4 per working resident

0.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

14%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.4 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac than in Lozère’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.81/m² a month

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

Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac€8.81/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Lozère median€9.88/m²

€8.81/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.96 to €11.17/m² a month)

€7.21/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.81/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Ressouches and 4 more in and around Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac

Heritage in and near Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ressouches4.4 km southeast, in Chanac ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Lambert4.5 km north, in Marvejols FortFortPorte de Chanelles4.9 km north, in Marvejols FortFortPorte du Thérond5 km north, in Marvejols ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grèzes4.7 km east, in Grèzes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac

12pages on Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.5 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingOne sale on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Ancienne église de Saint-BonnetChurch · 18th c.

Classé

Église Saint-RomainChurch · 12th–15th c. · in Bourgs sur Colagne, 1.2 mi

Classé

Hôtel de Rouvière dit maison DidesTown house · 17th c. · in Marvejols, 3.2 mi

Classé

Dolmen de ChardonnetDolmen · Prehistory · in La Canourgue, 3.8 mi

Photo credits

Ancienne église de Saint-Bonnet: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac

One notable person was born in Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac.

Their page →

Albert NègreFrench bishop (1853-1931)

Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lozère →

MarvejolsMendeSévérac d'AveyronSaint-Bonnet-de-Chirac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac	72	—	—	—	—	—
Marvejols	4,764	3.4	A	A⁻	B⁺	B
Mende	12,464	11	A	B⁺	B	B⁺
Sévérac d'Aveyron Aveyron	4,026	17	A⁺	A	A⁻	B

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

About Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac

Commune in Lozère, Occitanie

Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac is a commune of 72 people in the Communauté de communes du Gévaudan. 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: 72 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Gévaudan
Département: Lozère (48)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code: 48138

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 9, 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.