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This town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy has a population of 414.
Bosc-Hyons is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.
The one thing Bosc-Hyons does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bosc-Hyons as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Bézu-la-Forêt, 3.1 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bosc-Hyons 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 Bosc-Hyons.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The middle age in Bosc-Hyons is 45.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bosc-Hyons | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Bosc-Hyons has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,160 a year per consumption unit.
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 Bosc-Hyons: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bosc-Hyons yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Bosc-Hyons is a commune of 414 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières en Bray. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosc-Hyons | 414 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gournay-en-Bray | 5,723 | 3.6 | C− | A− | D | B− |
| Sérifontaine Oise | 2,784 | 8.6 | C− | B− | B | D− |
| Étrépagny Eure | 3,670 | 10 | B+ | C+ | B+ | D |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 3,642 | 12 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Gisors Eure | 12,410 | 13 | D | C− | C | C |
| Auneuil Oise | 2,898 | 16 | C+ | C | 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 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.