Gaillon grades C− overall: better than 21% of compared French towns, and #25 of 39 in Eure. At the median price of €1,803/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure. Its strongest is walkability (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% 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 Gaillon 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 Gaillon.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Gaillon are out of work than in Eure’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.2%
In the comparison, Gaillon comes above both Eure’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Gaillon has 2,750 jobs for 2,600 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,690 a year per consumption unit.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport8%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,750
jobs based in Gaillon, 1 per working resident
16.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Gaillon has more crime per resident than 68% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 192 offenses in the graded categories in Gaillon in 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, 1.0% of the index here.
11.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage59
Family violence47
Theft from vehicles27
Other physical violence25
Vehicle theft16
Sexual violence11
Burglary7
Fraud49
Drug use42
Theft without violence33
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.
11.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
192
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1997
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gaillon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1997.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Gaillon gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,803/m², comes from 221 sales of houses and apartments in Gaillon from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Gaillon sell for €2,006/m² and apartments for €1,667/m².
€1,803/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gaillon€1,803/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure median€1,989/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,006/m²
92
Apartments
€1,667/m²
129
€11.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.80 to €14.09/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,520
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Gaillon records 88 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 97 in Eure’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 522 residents of Gaillon died, against 507 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. Its care home for older people (73 places) counts its residents as Gaillon’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Gaillon · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Louviers Val de Reuil
8.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Vernon Ch Eure Seine
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gaillon
Is Gaillon safe?
It grades C for safety, #29 of 39 in Eure. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gaillon good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #25 of 38 in Eure. 94% of 179 candidates passed the bac at Lycée André Malraux in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gaillon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,803/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.75/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gaillon grades B− for cost of living.
About Gaillon
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Gaillon is a commune of 6,746 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-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.
