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Home to 446 people, this town lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Boussais isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. A tenth of its homes are second homes. The median sale price is €1,010/m².
The 2 things Boussais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Boussais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix du cimetière, in Louin, 4.3 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boussais.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of residents, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and below compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Line up the people of Boussais by age and the one in the middle is 48.6.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Boussais | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.9%, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Boussais has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €24,310 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.
The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 32 homes in Boussais.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €994/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Boussais 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 Boussais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boussais | 446 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Airvault | 3,306 | 4.6 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Thouars | 13,891 | 11 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 2,656 | 11 | — | A | — | A− |
| Bressuire | 19,970 | 11 | B+ | B | B− | A |
| Parthenay | 10,140 | 12 | B+ | A− | D | B+ |
| Argentonnay | 3,234 | 13 | A | A+ | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Boussais is a commune of 446 people in the Communauté de communes Airvaudais-Val du Thouet. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.