Évreux grades D overall: better than 12% of compared French towns, and #37 of 39 in Eure. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 14.2 recorded violent incidents and 19.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,847/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Evreux Portes de Normandie. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 29% 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.
Each subject compares Évreux 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Évreux.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Évreux, 20.1%, runs above Eure’s towns and compared French towns
Évreux sits above both Eure’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Évreux has 35,950 jobs for 17,850 working residents, 2 per worker. The median disposable income is €20,290 a year per consumption unit.
29%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
Public transport13%
On foot13%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
35,950
jobs based in Évreux, 2 per working resident
20.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Évreux runs higher than in 89% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,522 offenses in the graded categories in Évreux in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Évreux, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, under 0.1% of the index here.
14.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage466
Other physical violence296
Family violence265
Theft from vehicles149
Sexual violence137
Burglary126
Vehicle theft83
Drug use454
Theft without violence452
Fraud337
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.
14.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,522
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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
HealthHealth C
Évreux’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 4,787 residents of Évreux died, against 4,063 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. After the care-home adjustment, Évreux’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, close to Eure’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
40
GPs in Évreux · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Pasteur
1.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Saint Louis D Evreux Ch Eure Seine
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
12 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Évreux: 7 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2023. 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Léon Walras: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Mathieu Bodmer: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bernard Mendy: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alexandra Ledermann: Sova, CC BY 2.5 · Didier Courrèges: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0
Évreux’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Évreux
Is Évreux safe?
It grades D for safety, #36 of 39 in Eure. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 126 burglaries and 466 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Évreux good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #14 of 38 in Eure. 91% of 425 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Aristide Briand in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Évreux expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,847/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €1,987/m² (664 sales), apartments €1,750/m² (1,102 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.51/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Évreux grades C+ for cost of living.
About Évreux
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Évreux is a commune of 49,360 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Evreux Portes 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
49,360 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Evreux Portes de Normandie
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.
