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Some 595 people live in this town, in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Bouchamps-lès-Craon isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Few residents are of retirement age: 12% are 65 or over.
The one thing Bouchamps-lès-Craon does most differently from other towns.
Bouchamps-lès-Craon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
21% 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 Bouchamps-lès-Craon.
24% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, higher than both Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Bouchamps-lès-Craon | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bouchamps-lès-Craon is Pierre dressée du Haut-Bois. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Bouchamps-lès-Craon number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 6.0%. The median disposable income was €24,600 a year per consumption unit, close to Mayenne’s towns (€24,995) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
A collège lies 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le Prieuré PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 99%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Bouchamps-lès-Craon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Bouchamps-lès-Craon. Best known first.
Bouchamps-lès-Craon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Deux pierres de la Cahorie: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bouchamps-lès-Craon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouchamps-lès-Craon | 595 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craon | 4,431 | 3.1 | A+ | A− | B | B |
| Renazé | 2,504 | 3.2 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Ombrée d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire | 8,813 | 7.8 | A− | A | B− | A |
| Segré-en-Anjou Bleu Maine-et-Loire | 17,667 | 9.6 | A | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 3,174 | 9.8 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 16,584 | 13 | A | B | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Bouchamps-lès-Craon is a commune of 595 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Craon. 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 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.
