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This town in Eure, Normandy has a population of 1,238.
Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,098/m² costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Evreux Portes de Normandie. Incomes are on the low side (C−): 0.1 jobs per working resident; 8.2% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Bois-le-Roi has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Bois-le-Roi does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bois-le-Roi 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.
Bois-le-Roi has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Bois-le-Roi as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château du 17e siècle, in Sorel-Moussel, 2.4 mi away.
16% 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 Bois-le-Roi.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Eure: 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 76 deaths in Bois-le-Roi between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 69: 10% above. The nearest emergency department to Bois-le-Roi is Ch Dreux, 9.6 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,760 a year. 8.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Eure’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Bois-le-Roi didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, higher than Eure’s towns (23%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for just over a fifth of the people here. The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bois-le-Roi | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,098/m², comes from 45 sales of houses and apartments in Bois-le-Roi from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.79/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 45 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,098/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bois-le-Roi 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 Bois-le-Roi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois-le-Roi | 1,238 | — | — | C+ | — | D |
| Ézy-sur-Eure | 3,644 | 3 | C− | C | B+ | C |
| Anet Eure-et-Loir | 2,721 | 4.2 | C | C− | B+ | C− |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure | 3,829 | 4.3 | B | B− | B+ | C− |
| Ivry-la-Bataille | 2,609 | 5.3 | C− | C | A− | C− |
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre Eure-et-Loir | 4,058 | 8.8 | C− | B− | B+ | C− |
| Dreux Eure-et-Loir | 31,543 | 8.9 | D | C+ | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bois-le-Roi has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,098/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.36/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bois-le-Roi grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Bois-le-Roi is a commune of 1,238 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Evreux Portes de Normandie. 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.