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Bois-Normand-près-LyreEure

Some 369 people live in this town, in Eure, Normandy.

Is Bois-Normand-près-Lyre a good place to live?

There are no grades for Bois-Normand-près-Lyre: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes.

What makes Bois-Normand-près-Lyre stand out

The one thing Bois-Normand-près-Lyre does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Julien
Église Saint-Julien · Classé · Photo: Paubry76 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bois-Normand-près-Lyre’s story

Bois-Normand-près-Lyre in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Bois-Normand-près-Lyre counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1922First protected: Église Saint-Julien
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Landmarks

Bois-Normand-près-Lyre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Paubry76 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15

50.5median age

28% of residents are 65 or over, above Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Graduates make up 17% of adults.

Bois-Normand-près-LyreEure medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre
Bois-Normand-près-LyreEure medianFrance median
Under 1514%18%17%
15–249.7%11%11%
25–4419%23%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+28%23%22%
No diploma27%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education17%23%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Bois-Normand-près-Lyre: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Eure’s towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre is Église Saint-Julien.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, 6.0%, runs below Eure’s towns and compared French towns

9%walk, cycle or take transit

Jobs located in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 9.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Eure’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,390 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport7%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, 0.4 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,390
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

Renting in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre costs less than in Eure’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.54/m² a month

€9.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

15 houses and apartments changed hands in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bois-Normand-près-Lyre€9.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure median€11.69/m²
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.44 to €12.24/m² a month)
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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About Bois-Normand-près-Lyre

Commune in Eure, Normandy

Bois-Normand-près-Lyre is a commune of 369 people in the Communauté de communes Interco Normandie Sud Eure. 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
369 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Interco Normandie Sud Eure
Département
Eure (27)
Région
Normandy
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.9 km²)
INSEE code
27075

Bois-Normand-près-Lyre’s neighbors

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

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Mesnil-en-OucheLa Ferté-en-OucheL'AigleBreteuilConches-en-OucheBeaumont-le-RogerMesnil-en-OucheLa Ferté-en-OucheL'AigleBreteuilConches-en-OucheBeaumont-le-RogerBois-Normand-près-Lyre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bois-Normand-près-Lyre369—————
Mesnil-en-Ouche4,4146.5C−A−B+D
La Ferté-en-Ouche Orne2,9389.1B−AA−D
L'Aigle Orne7,6639.8C−B+DC+
Breteuil4,28211C−A−B−C−
Conches-en-Ouche4,83812D−B+C−D
Beaumont-le-Roger2,76913B−BB−A+

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

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.