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A town of 449 in Eure, Normandy.

Is Barquet a good place to live?

Barquet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Barquet stand out

The one thing Barquet does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église de la Vacherie
Église de la Vacherie · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Barquet’s story

Barquet in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Barquet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1931First protected: Château de la Vacherie
  • 1965Most recently protected: Église de la Vacherie
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barquet.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Barquet, above Eure’s towns and compared French towns

For Barquet, that is above both Eure’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). 17% of residents are 65 or over.

38median age
BarquetEure medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Barquet
BarquetEure medianFrance median
Under 1522%18%17%
15–249.8%11%11%
25–4428%23%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+17%23%22%
No diploma24%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education20%23%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Barquet: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Barquet sits above both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Barquet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1931
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Barquet are out of work than in Eure’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%

That puts Barquet below both Eure’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Barquet has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 1.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Barquet, 0.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Barquet is €11.49/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Barquet€11.49/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure median€11.69/m²
€11.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.16 to €14.41/m² a month)
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Barquet

11pages on Barquet

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Barquet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de la Vacherie: Photo: VGONTIER047 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de la Vacherie: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Barquet

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Barquet yet.

How we find them →

Barquet’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Eure →
Beaumont-le-RogerConches-en-OucheLe NeubourgMesnil-en-OucheSaint-Sébastien-de-MorsentBrionneBeaumont-le-RogerConches-en-OucheLe NeubourgMesnil-en-OucheSaint-Sébastien-de-MorsentBrionneBarquet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Barquet449—————
Beaumont-le-Roger2,7694.8B−BB−A+
Conches-en-Ouche4,8386.4D−B+C−D
Le Neubourg4,1998.2CB−CC+
Mesnil-en-Ouche4,4149.1C−A−B+D
Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent5,52411ABAA−
Brionne4,18513CB+DD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Barquet

Commune in Eure, Normandy

Barquet is a commune of 449 people in the Communauté de communes Intercom Bernay Terres de 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

Population
449 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Intercom Bernay Terres de Normandie
Département
Eure (27)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.4 sq mi (13.9 km²)
INSEE code
27040

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.