Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
260 residents make their home in this town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Bouelles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bouelles; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouelles.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bouelles; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. Bouelles has a median age of 45.2 years.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bouelles | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Bouelles has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €27,230 a year per consumption unit, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away. At the general lycée, 94% of 206 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert SchweitzerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 87%±0 pts |
| Lycée Georges BrassensNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 206 | 94%−2 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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.72/m² a month. Bouelles recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Bouelles. Best known first.
Bouelles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: isamiga76 · CC BY 2.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bouelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouelles | 260 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 4,662 | 2.4 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 3,642 | 7.9 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Buchy | 2,815 | 11 | A− | A− | B | C− |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 2,819 | 16 | C | A− | C | D |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 3,665 | 16 | B+ | B | A | B+ |
| Val-de-Scie | 2,530 | 17 | B− | B | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Bouelles is a commune of 260 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.