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This town in Eure, Normandy has a population of 1,252.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes beat most towns (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest is walkability (C−): 59% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes go for a median €1,687/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Bourneville-Sainte-Croix has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Bourneville-Sainte-Croix does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bourneville-Sainte-Croix 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.
Bourneville-Sainte-Croix has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Bourneville-Sainte-Croix has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
19% 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 Bourneville-Sainte-Croix.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.46/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 38 homes were sold in Bourneville-Sainte-Croix. That is the middle of 38 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,989/m² for the median of compared towns in Eure.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,687/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Bourneville-Sainte-Croix counts 0.4 jobs (250 jobs, 550 workers). At the census, 4.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Eure’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,380 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
4 GPs practise in Bourneville-Sainte-Croix. Average lifespans in Eure: 84.7 years for women, 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 125 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 99, 21% fewer.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bourneville-Sainte-Croix has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
27% of adults hold a degree, above Eure’s towns (23%) but below compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. The median resident of Bourneville-Sainte-Croix is 45.5 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bourneville-Sainte-Croix | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bourneville-Sainte-Croix has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Beaumont: Photo: Gérard Janot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bourneville-Sainte-Croix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourneville-Sainte-Croix | 1,252 | — | — | A | — | B+ |
| Pont-Audemer | 10,023 | 5.7 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime | 10,617 | 7.1 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Arelaune-en-Seine Seine-Maritime | 2,546 | 8.5 | B | B+ | A | B+ |
| Bourg-Achard | 4,026 | 9.1 | B− | B+ | B | C− |
| Lillebonne Seine-Maritime | 8,541 | 9.5 | C− | B | C+ | D− |
| Rives-en-Seine Seine-Maritime | 4,002 | 10 | C | B− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bourneville-Sainte-Croix has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bourneville-Sainte-Croix grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Bourneville-Sainte-Croix is a commune of 1,252 people in the Communauté de communes Roumois Seine. 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 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.