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A town of 1,191 in Eure, Normandy.
Bourth has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Bourth does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bourth 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bourth, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourth.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Bourth sits above both Eure’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 160 residents of Bourth died, against 138 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
That puts Bourth below both Eure’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 9.5%. Bourth has 350 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Bourth is below both Eure’s towns (€11.69/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,647/m², comes from 53 sales of houses and apartments in Bourth from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,647/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Bourth comes above both Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bourth | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Bourth, that is above both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bourth, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bourth. Best known first.
Bourth has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Becquet de l'Iton: Photo: X-Javier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bourth as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourth | 1,191 | — | — | B+ | — | D− |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton | 7,193 | 5.2 | C− | B | C− | D |
| Breteuil | 4,282 | 6.4 | C− | A− | B− | C− |
| L'Aigle Orne | 7,663 | 8.2 | C− | B+ | D | C+ |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 6,078 | 13 | B− | B− | B | B |
| Tourouvre au Perche Orne | 2,955 | 13 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| Conches-en-Ouche | 4,838 | 15 | D− | B+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bourth has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 13.4 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 €1,647/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bourth grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Bourth is a commune of 1,191 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
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 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.