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A town in Orne, Normandy, home to 1,169 people.

Is Boischampré a good place to live?

Boischampré’s strongest subject is health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability (D−). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for cost of living and C+ for jobs & income.

Boischampré has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Boischampré stand out

The one thing Boischampré does most differently from other towns.

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How Boischampré grades

Each subject compares Boischampré 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.

How grading works

Boischampré has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Walkability0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workD−Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA−Open →Jobs & income5.8% unemploymentC+Open →Cost of livingA year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 38% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunalityC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Domaine du château de Sassy
Domaine du château de Sassy · Classé · Photo: Balthazard · CC BY-SA 3.0
Boischampré’s story

Boischampré in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Boischampré: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

René Vauquelin, born in 1722, is the one person born in Boischampré before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1932First protected: Domaine du château de Sassy
  • 1995Most recently protected: Moulin de Tercey
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boischampré.

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Unemployment in Boischampré, 5.8%, runs below Orne’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €26,000 a year per consumption unit, above Orne’s towns (€23,600) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Boischampré counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 500 workers). At the census, 4.2% of commuters got to work without a car.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Boischampré, 0.2 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 3% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth A−

Boischampré loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 78 per 100 expected, below Orne’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

France’s death rates at each age would predict 86 deaths in Boischampré from 2016 to 2025; there were 67, 22% fewer. In Orne, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.6 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Boischampré is Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan, 4.8 mi away.

−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Boischampré · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.

History

Boischampré keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Boischampré is Domaine du château de Sassy. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

HousingCost of living C+

The estimated advertised rent in Boischampré is €10.76/m² a month, against €8.77/m² in Orne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Boischampré.

€10.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boischampré€10.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€10.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €14.06/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Boischampré, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 25% of adults, above Orne’s towns (19%) but below compared French towns (30%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.4% of residents. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.

43median age
BoischampréOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boischampré
BoischampréOrne medianFrance median
Under 1519%14%17%
15–247.4%9.4%11%
25–4426%19%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+23%31%22%
No diploma20%30%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%15%18%
Higher education25%19%30%

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boischampré

12pages on Boischampré

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Boischampré: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Manoir de la Baronnie: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Boischampré

2 notable people were born in Boischampré.

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Boischampré’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 Orne →
ArgentanGouffern en AugeSéesFalaiseLa Ferté MacéAlençonArgentanGouffern en AugeSéesFalaiseLa Ferté MacéAlençonBoischampré
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boischampré1,169——C+—A−
Argentan13,5274.5BA−DB
Gouffern en Auge3,6368.2AA−A−A−
Sées4,1689.3B+AC−A−
Falaise Calvados7,68017C−BDD
La Ferté Macé5,07118BA−DC
Alençon25,49018CA−D−B−

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

Questions about Boischampré

Is Boischampré safe?

Boischampré has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

About Boischampré

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Boischampré is a commune of 1,169 people in the Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco. 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
1,169 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan Interco
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
18.2 sq mi (47.2 km²)
INSEE code
61375

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.