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296 residents make their home in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bona has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 20% of homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bona does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bona, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
59% 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 Bona.
21% of adults hold a degree, between Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 29% of the population. Bona has a median age of 53.2 years.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bona | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 30% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bona, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bona holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €24,880 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Bona recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bona has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Lichy: Photo: Choubentsov · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bona | 296 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 11 | — | A | — | B− |
| La Machine | 3,192 | 12 | A− | A+ | A | C− |
| Imphy | 3,182 | 12 | C+ | A | B | D |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 12 | A | A− | A+ | B |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 14 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Nevers | 33,085 | 14 | C | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bona is a commune of 296 people in the Communauté de communes Amognes Cœur du Nivernais. 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.