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Bois-HéroultSeine-Maritime

167 people call this town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy home.

Population

167

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.40

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,910

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Bois-Héroult a good place to live?

Bois-Héroult has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bois-Héroult’s story

Bois-Héroult in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Bois-Héroult; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2014.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2014The protected historic area is created
2023First protected: Domaine de Bois-Héroult

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bois-Héroult.

History

Bois-Héroult keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Bois-Héroult; none is classé, France’s top protection. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2014. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

18th c.

oldest protected part

1969

first monument protected

2014

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

28%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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Age of homes28% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bois-Héroult?”

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

Who lives here

Bois-Héroult has fewer young adults than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24

Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 34% of adults, higher than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Bois-Héroult is older than 44.5, half younger.

44.5median age

Bois-HéroultSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Seine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bois-Héroult
	Bois-Héroult	Seine-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	17%	17%	17%
15–24	7.5%	11%	11%
25–44	26%	23%	23%
45–64	29%	25%	26%
65+	20%	23%	22%
No diploma	19%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	17%	18%
Higher education	34%	22%	30%

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Ages44.5 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bois-Héroult?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Bois-Héroult has lower unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%

One in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,910 a year.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

On foot4%

Public transport4%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

jobs based in Bois-Héroult, 0.2 per working resident

4.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,910

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,910 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.7 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bois-Héroult94.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Francis YardNearest collègeCollège	Collège	158	94%+2 pts

94.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate

2.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges94.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bois-Héroult than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.40/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Bois-Héroult.

€10.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bois-Héroult€10.40/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²

€10.40/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.02 to €11.99/m² a month)

€8.60/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€10.40/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bois-Héroult

12pages on Bois-Héroult

The big questions

SchoolsOne collège and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.1 mi away Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The list names few of Bois-Héroult’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Domaine de Bois-HéroultChâteau · 18th c.

Classé

Croix en pierre de l'ancien cimetièreCross · 16th c. · in Saint-Germain-des-Essourts, 4.4 mi

Classé

Croix en pierreCross · 16th c. · in Fontaine-en-Bray, 7.5 mi

Classé

Église d'HodengChurch · 12th–16th c. · in Hodeng-Hodenger, 7.5 mi

Photo credits

Domaine de Bois-Héroult: Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bois-Héroult

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Bois-Héroult as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Bois-Héroult’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 Seine-Maritime →

BuchyForges-les-EauxQuincampoixNeufchâtel-en-BraySaint-Jacques-sur-DarnétalIsneauvilleBois-Héroult

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bois-Héroult	167	—	—	—	—	—
Buchy	2,815	2.9	A⁻	A⁻	B	C⁻
Forges-les-Eaux	3,642	6.9	C⁺	B⁺	C⁺	C⁻
Quincampoix	3,103	11	—	B⁻	—	A⁺
Neufchâtel-en-Bray	4,662	12	C⁻	B⁺	D	C
Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal	3,117	12	A⁻	C	A	C
Isneauville	3,716	13	A	D	B⁺	A⁻

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

About Bois-Héroult

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Bois-Héroult is a commune of 167 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

Population: 167 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin
Département: Seine-Maritime (76)
Région: Normandy
Area: 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code: 76109

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 9, 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.