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Home to 179 people, this town lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Boursay out for now. 36% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Boursay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boursay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
65% 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 Boursay.
27% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Boursay | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Boursay is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
50 jobs are based in Boursay, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). No commute at all: 19.5% of working residents here at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,610 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
15 houses and apartments changed hands in Boursay from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Boursay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Seraphin M · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boursay yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boursay | 179 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vald'Yerre Eure-et-Loir | 3,609 | 9.4 | B | A | A− | C− |
| Vibraye Sarthe | 2,523 | 12 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir | 5,607 | 13 | B | A | A− | B− |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 13 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 14 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 15 | B− | B | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Boursay is a commune of 179 people in the Communauté de communes des Collines du Perche. 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) · 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.