Jobs & income is its weak spot — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 19.1% unemployment. Residents’ health trails most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is within reach (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on walkability as well (A−): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at C−, #48 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. Set against the rest, it does better than 21% of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bolbec 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bolbec.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Bolbec’s ages would predict, 105 per 100 expected, above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Seine-Maritime live to 84.7 on average and men to 78.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,579 deaths in Bolbec between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,138: 39% above. For a family doctor, residents of Bolbec can choose among 4 GPs.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw139
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Bolbec · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Lillebonne Chi Caux Vallee de Seine
4.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Lillebonne Chi Caux Vallee de Seine
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Buying in Bolbec costs less than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,433/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Bolbec is the second cheapest of the 76 towns in Seine-Maritime, at €1,433/m². Houses sell for €1,500/m² locally, apartments for €1,167/m². The estimated advertised rent is €10.08/m² a month, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.
€1,433/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bolbec€1,433/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,500/m²
374
Apartments
€1,167/m²
68
€10.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €12.85/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Bolbec than in 81% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 12.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 17.3. In 2025, 377 offenses were recorded in Bolbec. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
12.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage140
Family violence65
Other physical violence59
Sexual violence38
Theft from vehicles31
Vehicle theft30
Burglary14
Theft without violence47
Fraud46
Drug use42
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
377
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Bolbec, 19.1%, runs above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income is €20,880 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.2% of working residents in Bolbec went to work by public transport.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
4,400
jobs based in Bolbec, 1.1 per working resident
19.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Bolbec keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bolbec is Église Saint-Michel. Scaled to its population, that is 6 protected monuments for every 10,000 people locally. The town has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level. 4 of the 7 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
86.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 1.8 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bolbec, 81.9% passed the bac, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. On school results, the town ranks #39 of 75 in Seine-Maritime.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Bolbec hold a degree than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 15%
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.
39.7median age
BolbecSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Benuxfox · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de Cailletot ou Caltot, et domaine contigu: Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Temple protestant: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tissage de mouchoirs en coton et hôtel Auguste Fauquet, actuellement banque.: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Alain Lieury: Mnemosos, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferdinand Lechevallier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Paul Marion: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Bolbec’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bolbec
Is Bolbec safe?
It grades C− for safety, #49 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 140 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bolbec good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #39 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. 93% of 67 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Pierre de Coubertin in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bolbec expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bolbec grades A− for cost of living.
About Bolbec
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Bolbec is a commune of 11,590 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo. 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
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.
