Breteuil grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #31 of 39 in Eure. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 13 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Breteuil 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Breteuil has a higher adjusted death rate than 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Breteuil records 100 deaths per 100 expected, close to Eure’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 645 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 965, 50% more. The nearest emergency department to Breteuil is Ch Verneuil Sur Avre, 6.2 mi away. This Eure town has 2 family doctors.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw150
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Breteuil · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Verneuil Sur Avre
14.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Aigle
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Breteuil costs less than in both Eure’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.93/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,470/m², below Eure’s towns (€1,989/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. No town in Eure costs less to buy into than Breteuil, at €1,470/m², the lowest of 39. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,470/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Breteuil€1,470/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure median€1,989/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,471/m²
183
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.23 to €11.97/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Interco Normandie Sud Eure
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Breteuil than in Eure’s towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults
Under 15: 16% of residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above both Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.3% of residents.
49.6median age
BreteuilEure medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Breteuil keeps more of its old housing than Eure or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Breteuil has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Incomes in Breteuil run lower than in both Eure’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,860 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 12.4%. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Eure’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 1,300 jobs are based in Breteuil, for 1,600 working residents (0.8 per worker).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
1,300
jobs based in Breteuil, 0.8 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 48% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Breteuil than in 50% of compared French towns
In all, 97 offenses reached the police record in Breteuil in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 10.2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 11.3.
10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Sexual violence17
Other physical violence16
Family violence15
Burglary15
Armed robbery0
Fraud28
Theft without violence21
Drug use9
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.
10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
97
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 3.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Breteuil
Is Breteuil safe?
It grades B− for safety, #24 of 39 in Eure. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Breteuil good?
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Breteuil expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Breteuil grades A− for cost of living.
About Breteuil
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Breteuil is a commune of 4,282 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
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.
