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A town of 533 in Marne, Grand Est.

Is Bouy a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Bouy

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

The nearest classé monument is Camp romain, in La Cheppe, 6.7 mi away.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouy.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Bouy are under 15, more than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Bouy above both Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 18% of the population.

40.8median age
BouyMarne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bouy
BouyMarne medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+18%25%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education27%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Bouy, 6.4%, runs below Marne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Bouy is below both Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bouy has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Bouy, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bouy is €10.52/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bouy€10.52/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Marne median€10.89/m²
€10.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.43 to €13.12/m² a month)
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bouy

11pages on Bouy

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Bouy

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bouy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Bouy’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 Marne →
Mourmelon-le-GrandSuippesChâlons-en-ChampagneFagnièresSaint-MemmieAÿ-ChampagneMourmelon-le-GrandSuippesChâlons-en-ChampagneFagnièresSaint-MemmieAÿ-ChampagneBouy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bouy533—————
Mourmelon-le-Grand4,8953.6B+A−B+C−
Suippes3,9388.8C+AC+D
Châlons-en-Champagne42,9719.1DBDC
Fagnières4,8589.1B+B+BB+
Saint-Memmie5,4419.2C−BCC+
Aÿ-Champagne5,10315B+ABC+

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

About Bouy

Commune in Marne, Grand Est

Bouy is a commune of 533 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne. 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
533 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne
Département
Marne (51)
Région
Grand Est
Area
8.7 sq mi (22.5 km²)
INSEE code
51078

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.