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The town, home to 289 people, lies in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
There are no grades for Bois-Guilbert: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. Few residents are of retirement age: 16% are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bois-Guilbert does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bois-Guilbert as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre de l'ancien cimetière, in Saint-Germain-des-Essourts, 4.3 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bois-Guilbert is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bois-Guilbert.
Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. 31% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%). Residents of Bois-Guilbert have a median age of 40.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bois-Guilbert | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Bois-Guilbert counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.0% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,940 a year per consumption unit, close to both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Bois-Guilbert.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bois-Guilbert yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Bois-Guilbert is a commune of 289 people in the Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois-Guilbert | 289 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buchy | 2,815 | 3.9 | A− | A− | B | C− |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 3,642 | 7.3 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Quincampoix | 3,103 | 11 | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal | 3,117 | 12 | A− | C | A | C |
| Isneauville | 3,716 | 12 | A | D | B+ | A− |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 4,662 | 13 | C− | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.