Bonchamp-lès-Laval’s strongest is health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,262/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération. Add safety to its strengths — an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Put together, the subjects come to an A+ overall, ranking #4 of 16 in Mayenne. Nationally, it does better than almost every compared French town. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bonchamp-lès-Laval 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonchamp-lès-Laval.
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Bonchamp-lès-Laval run below what its ages would predict: 67 per 100 expected, fewer than in Mayenne’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Mayenne: 86.5 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 486 residents of Bonchamp-lès-Laval died, against 580 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. The town has 4 family doctors.
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Bonchamp-lès-Laval · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Laval
3.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Laval
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bonchamp-lès-Laval sees less crime per resident than nine in ten compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Bonchamp-lès-Laval, burglary came up most often (2025). The town’s tally for 2025: 96 recorded offenses.
3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary42
Family violence22
Criminal damage21
Sexual violence6
Theft from vehicles5
Fraud37
Theft without violence15
Drug use11
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
96
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
For cost of living, Bonchamp-lès-Laval gets a B+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
221 sales of houses and apartments in Bonchamp-lès-Laval, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,262/m². Only one of the 19 towns in Mayenne costs more to buy into than Bonchamp-lès-Laval, whose median sale is €2,262/m². The estimated advertised rent is €9.55/m² a month, near Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,262/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bonchamp-lès-Laval€2,262/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,246/m²
218
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €12.29/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
91.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 1.1 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 242 candidates at 2 lycées. Results rank its schools #12 of 15 in Mayenne. The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Bonchamp-lès-Laval are 15 to 24: 9.3%, fewer than in Mayenne’s towns and across compared French towns
25% of residents are 65 or over, between Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Graduates make up 30% of adults.
48.1median age
Bonchamp-lès-LavalMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Bonchamp-lès-Laval is better off than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,150 a year per consumption unit
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.7% of commuters travelled at the census. 5.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 2,400 jobs are based in Bonchamp-lès-Laval, for 2,650 working residents (0.9 per worker).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,400
jobs based in Bonchamp-lès-Laval, 0.9 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Is Bonchamp-lès-Laval safe?
It grades A for safety, #6 of 16 in Mayenne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 42 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bonchamp-lès-Laval good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #12 of 15 in Mayenne. The lycée stands out: 99% of 166 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Réaumur in 2025, 5 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bonchamp-lès-Laval expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,262/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bonchamp-lès-Laval grades B+ for cost of living.
About Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Bonchamp-lès-Laval is a commune of 6,302 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Laval 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
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.
