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A town of 628 in Eure, Normandy.

Is Bouafles a good place to live?

Bouafles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Bouafles stand out

The one thing Bouafles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Totorvdr59 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bouafles’ story

Bouafles in pictures

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

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2025First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouafles.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Bouafles than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town, lower than both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up a quarter of adults.

51.7median age
BouaflesEure medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bouafles
BouaflesEure medianFrance median
Under 1513%18%17%
15–248.8%11%11%
25–4420%23%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+30%23%22%
No diploma24%25%19%
CAP or BEP25%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education25%23%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Bouafles: 17% were built before 1919, more than in both Eure’s towns and compared French towns

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

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
2025
first monument protected
17%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Bouafles has lower unemployment than Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8%

At the census, 8.8% 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%). Bouafles holds 100 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,590 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport8%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Bouafles, 0.5 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

81.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.

81.5%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bouafles81.5%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Simone SignoretNearest collègeCollègeCollège9981%−10 pts

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81.5%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6.5 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bouafles is €11.89/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €10.27/m² a month. The market in Bouafles: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bouafles€11.89/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure median€11.69/m²
€11.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.93 to €14.25/m² a month)
€10.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Fort de Boutavant and 8 more in and around Bouafles

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Bouafles. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bouafles

13pages on Bouafles

Landmarks

Bouafles 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-Pierre: Photo: Totorvdr59 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Bouafles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bouafles yet.

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Bouafles’ 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 →
Le Val d'HazeyLes AndelysGaillonLa Chapelle-LonguevilleSaint-MarcelLe VaudreuilLe Val d'HazeyLes AndelysGaillonLa Chapelle-LonguevilleSaint-MarcelLe VaudreuilBouafles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bouafles628—————
Le Val d'Hazey5,1113.1C+B−A−C+
Les Andelys7,7063.4C−BB−C−
Gaillon6,7463.8C−B−CB−
La Chapelle-Longueville3,2827.3B−C+AC
Saint-Marcel4,5128.2BCC+B+
Le Vaudreuil3,6248.6A−CA+C

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

About Bouafles

Commune in Eure, Normandy

Bouafles is a commune of 628 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération. 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
628 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération
Département
Eure (27)
Région
Normandy
Area
5 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code
27097

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.