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A town of 350 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire. Only 9% of residents are 65 or over.
Bouër is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Bouër does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bouër; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouër.
People 65 and over make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Bouër has a median age of 35 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Bouër | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 8.8% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bouër; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
50 jobs are based in Bouër, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker). 2.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Sarthe’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 7.1% of working residents in Bouër didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 16 homes were sold in Bouër.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bouër has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bouër 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouër | 350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vibraye | 2,523 | 5.3 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Connerré | 2,780 | 6.5 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Cherré-Au | 2,758 | 7.4 | — | A− | — | A− |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 8,740 | 7.7 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 2,939 | 10 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 11 | A | A | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Bouër is a commune of 350 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche Emeraude. 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 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.