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A town of 226 in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Boissy-en-Drouais a good place to live?

Boissy-en-Drouais isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Inscrit · Photo: Le Passant · CC BY-SA 4.0
Boissy-en-Drouais’ story

Boissy-en-Drouais in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Boissy-en-Drouais; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boissy-en-Drouais.

History

Old homes shape Boissy-en-Drouais: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Boissy-en-Drouais; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Boissy-en-Drouais has fewer young adults than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 4% are 15 to 24

20% are under 15, higher than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults. The median resident of Boissy-en-Drouais is 51.4 years old.

51.4median age
Boissy-en-DrouaisEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP45%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boissy-en-Drouais
Boissy-en-DrouaisEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–244%10%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma13%27%19%
CAP or BEP45%27%26%
Baccalauréat12%18%18%
Higher education26%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Boissy-en-Drouais walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5%

The median disposable income was €27,290 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€24,620) and compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 9.6% are unemployed.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
0
jobs based in Boissy-en-Drouais, 0.2 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Boissy-en-Drouais is €12.61/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Boissy-en-Drouais.

€12.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boissy-en-Drouais€12.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€11.49/m²
€12.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.44 to €15.23/m² a month)
€9.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boissy-en-Drouais

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Landmarks

Boissy-en-Drouais has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Le Passant · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Boissy-en-Drouais

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boissy-en-Drouais yet.

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Boissy-en-Drouais’ neighbors

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

All towns in Eure-et-Loir →
Saint-Rémy-sur-AvreSaint-Lubin-des-JoncheretsVernouilletDreuxChâteauneuf-en-ThymeraisÉzy-sur-EureSaint-Rémy-sur-AvreSaint-Lubin-des-JoncheretsVernouilletDreuxChâteauneuf-en-ThymeraisÉzy-sur-EureBoissy-en-Drouais
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boissy-en-Drouais226—————
Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre4,0582.4C−B−B+C−
Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets4,1163.9C−BB+D
Vernouillet12,3103.9DC+CC+
Dreux31,5435DC+DC−
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais2,64110B−BBC−
Ézy-sur-Eure Eure3,64412C−CB+C

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

About Boissy-en-Drouais

Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire

Boissy-en-Drouais is a commune of 226 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. 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
226 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
2.3 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code
28045

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.