Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bouille.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in La Bouille than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 38% of adults
Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents. The age that splits La Bouille in two is 43.5. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.
43.5median age
La BouilleSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
La Bouille keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Bouille, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Bouille than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3%
The median disposable income was €27,080 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in La Bouille number 100, against 350 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Public transport took 4.4% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in La Bouille, 0.2 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in La Bouille costs less than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.98/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in La Bouille. A house rents for an estimated €10.87/m² a month. Houses made up 89% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€10.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
La Bouille€10.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²
€10.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.88 to €13.57/m² a month)
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Bouille
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
La Bouille is a commune of 706 people in the Métropole Rouen Normandie. 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.
