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A town of 6,593 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.
Bouffémont grades C overall: better than 26% of compared French towns, and #29 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 38% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Bouffémont does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bouffémont 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Bouffémont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Madeleine, in Domont, 1.4 mi away.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bouffémont. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouffémont.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 155 sales of houses and apartments in Bouffémont from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,266/m² for the median of compared towns in Val-d'Oise.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,172/m² | 129 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Bouffémont is 86.9%, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léonard de VinciNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 79%−9 pts |
| Lycée George SandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 413 | 92%−4 pts |
| Collège Jean BullantBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 114 | 87%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
38.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Bouffémont has 1,100 jobs for 2,900 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,880 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Bouffémont is above both Val-d'Oise’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bouffémont | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Bouffémont comes below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 535 residents of Bouffémont died, against 476 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 155 offenses in the graded categories in Bouffémont in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bouffémont 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 Bouffémont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouffémont | 6,593 | — | C | D | C+ | B+ |
| Domont | 16,065 | 1.2 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Montsoult | 4,023 | 1.8 | C+ | C− | C− | A− |
| Ézanville | 9,858 | 2.2 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Montlignon | 3,038 | 2.7 | B | D | A | A− |
| Andilly | 2,742 | 2.8 | B− | D | B− | A |
| Margency | 3,012 | 3.2 | B | D | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #24 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 56 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns and #34 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 92% of 413 candidates passed the bac at Lycée George Sand in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €18.09/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bouffémont grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Bouffémont is a commune of 6,593 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.