Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 544 in Eure, Normandy.
Ambenay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Ambenay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ambenay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1900.
34% 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 Ambenay.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Ambenay is above both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ambenay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Ambenay is Dolmen dit de Rugles.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 22% are 65 or over, against 11% and 23% in the median compared commune of Eure. 20% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Eure 23%, France 30%).
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ambenay | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Ambenay comes below both Eure’s towns (€24,410) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Ambenay has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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.
For Ambenay, that is below both Eure’s towns (84.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aurélie AubertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 63%−18 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.
Ambenay sits below both Eure’s towns (€11.69/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Ambenay’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Dolmen dit de Rugles: Photo: Camille56 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ambenay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambenay | 544 | — | — | — | — | — |
| L'Aigle Orne | 7,663 | 7.2 | C− | B+ | D | C+ |
| Breteuil | 4,282 | 7.8 | C− | A− | B− | C− |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton | 7,193 | 10 | C− | B | C− | D |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche Orne | 2,938 | 11 | B− | A | A− | D |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche | 4,414 | 11 | C− | A− | B+ | D |
| Conches-en-Ouche | 4,838 | 13 | D− | B+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Ambenay is a commune of 544 people in the Communauté de communes Interco Normandie Sud Eure. 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 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.