Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Its strongest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Bonneval earns a B+, which places it #6 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. On that grade it does better than 74% of compared French towns. The drawback is safety: an average of 9.6 recorded violent incidents and 17 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bonneval with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonneval.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Bonneval than in Eure-et-Loir or compared French towns: 21 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 12% of the total, about level with Eure-et-Loir’s towns (13%) and above compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Bonneval is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Florentin. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Bonneval counts 10 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 7 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bonneval than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.70/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,557/m², below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€1,915/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €8.33/m² a month.
€1,557/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bonneval€1,557/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,550/m²
150
€9.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.80 to €12.07/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Bonnevalais
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 29% of people in Bonneval are 65 or over, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns
16% are under 15, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 23% of adults. The median resident of Bonneval is 48 years old.
48median age
BonnevalEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Bonneval ranks above 71% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Bonneval has 2,350 jobs for 1,750 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. All told, Bonneval had 146 recorded offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
9.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage55
Family violence28
Other physical violence17
Burglary13
Theft from vehicles13
Sexual violence11
Vehicle theft9
Fraud36
Theft without violence18
Drug use15
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
146
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.2% of the index here). Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Bonneval has 1.3 jobs for every resident in work
Bus, tram or train carried 5.3% of working residents in Bonneval to work at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,940 a year. Unemployment stood at 11.2%, near Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot9%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,350
jobs based in Bonneval, 1.3 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
More deaths than expected: Bonneval is above 54% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Bonneval’s deaths ran at 89 per 100 expected, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (95) and close to compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 702 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 755, 8% more. The nearest emergency department to Bonneval is Ch Chateaudun, 7.5 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Bonneval can choose among 3 GPs.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Bonneval · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chateaudun
17.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Chartres Louis Pasteur le Coudray
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne justice de paix: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Portes de Ville: Photo: Thomas de Castilla · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bonneval
Is Bonneval safe?
It grades C for safety, #21 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 55 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bonneval good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #4 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bonneval expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bonneval grades A− for cost of living.
About Bonneval
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Bonneval is a commune of 4,868 people in the Communauté de communes du Bonnevalais. 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
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.
