Bouère has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bouère 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 Bouère.
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Bouère cost less than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,059/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Bouère comes below both Mayenne’s towns (€1,696/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes du Pays de Meslay-Grez.
€1,059/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bouère€1,059/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,059/m²
40
€8.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €11.08/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Meslay-Grez
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Bouère is harder to get around on foot than 88% of compared French towns
4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Bouère has 200 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,070 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Bouère, 0.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Bouère, 95 per 100, but more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Bouère, that is above both Mayenne’s towns (78) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw139
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bouère · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
10.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Bouère: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Bouère above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bouère, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bouère
Is Bouère safe?
Bouère has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bouère good?
They grade B, better than 65% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bouère expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.51/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bouère grades A+ for cost of living.
About Bouère
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Bouère is a commune of 1,058 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Meslay-Grez. 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.
