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A town of 669 in Essonne, Île-de-France.
Bouville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bouville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.
23% 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 Bouville.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Bouville above both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bouville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Bouville is Château de Farcheville.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Bouville is below both Essonne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 20% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bouville | Essonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 16% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Bouville comes above both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). 9.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Bouville has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bouville. Best known first.
The list names few of Bouville’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Farcheville: Photo: Crisbly · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bouville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouville | 669 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morigny-Champigny | 4,412 | 4.1 | B+ | D | A− | B+ |
| Cerny | 3,531 | 4.1 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne | 3,146 | 4.8 | — | C | — | D |
| La Ferté-Alais | 3,731 | 5.1 | B | C | B | B− |
| Étampes | 26,857 | 5.5 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Maisse | 2,797 | 5.7 | — | C+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France
Bouville is a commune of 669 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Étampois Sud Essonne. 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.