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A town of 1,642 in Eure, Normandy.

Is Bueil a good place to live?

Bueil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,384/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Bueil grades

Each subject compares Bueil 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.

How grading works

SchoolsD−Open →HealthAOpen →Walkability35% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workA−Open →Cost of livingCOpen →Jobs & income8.9% unemploymentB−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Bueil’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Bueil’s story

No historic monuments in Bueil

The Culture ministry lists no building in Bueil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne commanderie de Chanu, in Villiers-en-Désœuvre, 1.5 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bueil.

Schools

Exam results around Bueil trail 95% of compared French towns

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

At the collèges within 5 km of Bueil, 82.0% passed the brevet, below both Eure’s towns (84.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

82.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bueil82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Lucie AubracNearest collègeCollègeCollège11982%−9 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
0.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

HealthHealth A

Fewer deaths than Bueil’s ages would predict, 74 per 100 expected, under Eure’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Bueil sits below both Eure’s towns (97) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 236 residents of Bueil died, against 213 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw111
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Bueil · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Vernon Ch Eure Seine
11.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Vernon Ch Eure Seine
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B−

Incomes in Bueil run higher than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: a median €27,990 a year per consumption unit

That puts Bueil above both Eure’s towns (€24,410) and compared French towns (€25,970). Bueil has 300 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.9%.

19%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
Public transport16%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Bueil, 0.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns

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

HousingCost of living C

Bueil gets a C for cost of living

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

The median price, €2,384/m², comes from 60 sales of houses and apartments in Bueil from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.99/m² a month, above Eure’s towns (€11.69/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€2,384/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Bueil€2,384/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure median€1,989/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,368/m²59
€12.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.67 to €15.82/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Older residents shape Bueil: 25% are 65 or over, above Eure’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Bueil is above both Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%).

45.5median age
BueilEure medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bueil
BueilEure medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4421%23%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+25%23%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP25%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education27%23%30%

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

Nearby attractions

Musée du cinéma Jean Delannoy and 4 more in and around Bueil

Heritage and museums in and near Bueil. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Bueil

15pages on Bueil

Landmarks

Nothing in Bueil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Bueil

One notable person was born in Bueil.

Their page →

Bueil’s 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 →
Ivry-la-BatailleÉzy-sur-EureAnetPacy-sur-EureSaint-André-de-l'EureBonnières-sur-SeineIvry-la-BatailleÉzy-sur-EureAnetPacy-sur-EureSaint-André-de-l'EureBonnières-sur-SeineBueil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bueil1,642——C—A
Ivry-la-Bataille2,6093.3C−CA−C−
Ézy-sur-Eure3,6444.8C−CB+C
Anet Eure-et-Loir2,7215.4CC−B+C−
Pacy-sur-Eure5,0276.4CCBD
Saint-André-de-l'Eure3,8297.6BB−B+C−
Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines5,0649.3DCCB−

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

Questions about Bueil

Is Bueil safe?

Bueil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Bueil good?

They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Bueil expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bueil grades C for cost of living.

About Bueil

Commune in Eure, Normandy

Bueil is a commune of 1,642 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
1,642 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération
Département
Eure (27)
Région
Normandy
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
27119

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.