Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Seine-Maritime, Normandy, this town has 641 residents.
Bois-l'Évêque is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bois-l'Évêque as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Martainville, in Martainville-Épreville, 1.5 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bois-l'Évêque 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-l'Évêque.
Nearly two in five adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.9%, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bois-l'Évêque | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 5.5%, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Bois-l'Évêque has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
The market in Bois-l'Évêque: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Bois-l'Évêque. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bois-l'Évêque yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Bois-l'Évêque is a commune of 641 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-l'Évêque | 641 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal | 3,117 | 2.5 | A− | C | A | C |
| Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | 3,633 | 5 | A− | C | A | A− |
| Boos | 3,975 | 5.1 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Darnétal | 9,566 | 5.2 | C− | C | C− | C− |
| Franqueville-Saint-Pierre | 6,171 | 5.2 | A | D | A | B |
| Le Mesnil-Esnard | 8,177 | 6 | B | D | B− | A− |
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 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.