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400 people call this town in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
At under 1,000 residents, Bagnols is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 44% of homes. It skews older: 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bagnols does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bagnols, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Bagnols has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bagnols.
The under-15s are 10% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bagnols | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme 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 Bagnols, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.0% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs located in Bagnols: 150, for 150 residents in work (0.8 each). The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.59/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 20 homes were sold in Bagnols.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Bagnols.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bagnols is a commune of 400 people in the Communauté de communes Dômes Sancy Artense. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.