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Fatouville-GrestainEure

Population 701: a town in Eure, Normandy.

Is Fatouville-Grestain a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Fatouville-Grestain falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 24% of homes.

What makes Fatouville-Grestain stand out

The one thing Fatouville-Grestain does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Gérard Janot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fatouville-Grestain’s story

Fatouville-Grestain in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Fatouville-Grestain: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1954.

  • 1975First protected: Ancienne abbaye de Grestain
  • 2011Most recently protected: Phare de Fatouville
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Fatouville-Grestain: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Phare de Fatouville: Photo: Collection Vicomte · Public domain · Ancienne abbaye de Grestain: Photo: Raymondsouplexpix · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fatouville-Grestain.

History

Fatouville-Grestain has 3 historic monuments, 1 classé

3historic monuments

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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Fatouville-Grestain: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Phare de Fatouville. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1954
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Fatouville-Grestain than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15

48.5median age

Degrees are held by 28% of adults, between Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%. Half of Fatouville-Grestain is older than 48.5, half younger.

Fatouville-GrestainEure medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fatouville-Grestain
Fatouville-GrestainEure medianFrance median
Under 1515%18%17%
15–249.7%11%11%
25–4419%23%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma16%25%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education28%23%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Fatouville-Grestain are out of work than in Eure’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.2%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

50 jobs are based in Fatouville-Grestain, for 350 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 3.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Eure’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €27,300 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Fatouville-Grestain, 0.2 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,300
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

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fatouville-Grestain than in Eure’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.46/m² a month

€2,411/m²median sale price

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

Behind the median of €2,411/m²: 39 houses and apartments sold in Fatouville-Grestain between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 39 homes were sold here.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Fatouville-Grestain€2,411/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure median€1,989/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,411/m²39
€10.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.16 to €13.41/m² a month)
€10.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fatouville-Grestain

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Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Grestain and 3 more in and around Fatouville-Grestain

Heritage in and near Fatouville-Grestain. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Fatouville-Grestain

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About Fatouville-Grestain

Commune in Eure, Normandy

Fatouville-Grestain is a commune of 701 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville. 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
701 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville
Département
Eure (27)
Région
Normandy
Area
4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code
27233

Fatouville-Grestain’s neighbors

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

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La Rivière-Saint-SauveurHonfleurBeuzevilleGainnevilleGonfreville-l'OrcherSaint-Romain-de-ColboscLa Rivière-Saint-SauveurHonfleurBeuzevilleGainnevilleGonfreville-l'OrcherSaint-Romain-de-ColboscFatouville-Grestain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fatouville-Grestain701—————
La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur Calvados2,5273.1CCA−D
Honfleur Calvados6,6404.3D−DDD
Beuzeville4,7044.3B+BAD
Gainneville Seine-Maritime2,5488.4—C—A−
Gonfreville-l'Orcher Seine-Maritime8,9168.4D−CC−C−
Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc Seine-Maritime4,7808.6B−C−A−D

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

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.