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It is a town of 1,072 residents in Hérault, Occitanie.
La Boissière’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on schools — brevet results a point below the expected rate. Where it falls short is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C−).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. La Boissière 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.
Each subject compares La Boissière 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.
La Boissière has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Boissière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Argelliers, 3.4 mi away.
14% 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 La Boissière.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 64 deaths in La Boissière between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 93: 31% below. The nearest emergency department to La Boissière is Chu Mtp Plate Forme Telephonique Samu Vailhauques, 4.8 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in La Boissière: 35 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €12.56/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.41/m² a month, close to Hérault’s towns (€13.36/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,993/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 8.9%, below Hérault’s towns (11.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, La Boissière counts 0.3 jobs (150 jobs, 500 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.2 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vincent BadieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 92%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.6% of residents. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Typical age in La Boissière: 47.7, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Boissière | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and family days out in and near La Boissière. Best known first.
Nothing in La Boissière is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Boissière 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Boissière | 1,072 | — | — | D | — | A |
| Montarnaud | 4,208 | 2.7 | B | D | B+ | B+ |
| Aniane | 2,979 | 3.6 | D | C | C+ | C |
| Vailhauquès | 2,722 | 3.9 | — | C− | — | A |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 4.7 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 7.1 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques | 5,676 | 7.4 | C | D | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Boissière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Boissière grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
La Boissière is a commune of 1,072 people in the Communauté de communes Vallée de l'Hérault. 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.