Residents are healthier than most (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Homes change hands at a median €1,626/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bosc-le-Hard has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bosc-le-Hard 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 Bosc-le-Hard.
HealthHealth A+
Fewer deaths than Bosc-le-Hard’s ages would predict, 64 per 100 expected, under Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 176 deaths in Bosc-le-Hard between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 220: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to Bosc-le-Hard is Clinique du Cedre, 11.6 mi away. There are 5 general practitioners here.
−36%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted64
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Bosc-le-Hard · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique du Cedre
12.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Belvedere
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.21/m² a month, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 46 homes were sold in Bosc-le-Hard. The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,626/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bosc-le-Hard€1,626/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,674/m²
43
€11.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.01 to €13.93/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer people in Bosc-le-Hard are out of work than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 9.0%
8.4% of 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 resident in work, Bosc-le-Hard counts 0.9 jobs (550 jobs, 600 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,520 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
550
jobs based in Bosc-le-Hard, 0.9 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Bosc-le-Hard are 15 to 24: 9.3%, fewer than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Typical age in Bosc-le-Hard: 44.3, the median.
44.3median age
Bosc-le-HardSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bosc-le-Hard keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bosc-le-Hard; none is classé, France’s top protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bosc-le-Hard
Is Bosc-le-Hard safe?
Bosc-le-Hard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bosc-le-Hard good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bosc-le-Hard expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bosc-le-Hard grades A− for cost of living.
About Bosc-le-Hard
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Bosc-le-Hard is a commune of 1,611 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
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.