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Population 318: a town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bosc-Mesnil out for now. Only just over one in ten residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Bosc-Mesnil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bosc-Mesnil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Fontaine-en-Bray, 3.5 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bosc-Mesnil.
People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Bosc-Mesnil have a median age of 35.3.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bosc-Mesnil | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 150 residents in work, Bosc-Mesnil has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Bosc-Mesnil didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Guillaume le ConquérantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 86%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Bosc-Mesnil recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bosc-Mesnil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bosc-Mesnil yet.
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-Mesnil | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buchy | 2,815 | 5.5 | A− | A− | B | C− |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 4,662 | 6.3 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 3,642 | 9.7 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Val-de-Scie | 2,530 | 11 | B− | B | A | B− |
| Quincampoix | 3,103 | 12 | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Isneauville | 3,716 | 14 | A | D | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Bosc-Mesnil is a commune of 318 people in the Communauté de communes Communauté Bray-Eawy. 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
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.