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A town of 1,117 in Eure, Normandy. 25% of residents are 15 to 24.
Gauciel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 29.5% unemployment. Its strongest is schools (B+): brevet results 5 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Gauciel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gauciel 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.
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Gauciel has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2008.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gauciel.
12% are under 15, lower than both Eure’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a quarter of the town. Graduates make up 38% of adults.
33% women, 67% men
About 50 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Gauciel | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 25% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 38% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 6.7% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 3.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri DunantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 84%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.68/m² a month. 26 houses and apartments changed hands in Gauciel from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. 7.9% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Eure’s towns (11%) yet higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 35.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Eure’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,130 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.
From 2016 to 2025, 27 residents of Gauciel died, against 31 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Eure is 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Gauciel is Hopital Prive Pasteur, 3.7 mi away.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to A+.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Gauciel. Best known first.
Gauciel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Gauciel: Photo: X-Javier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gauciel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauciel | 1,117 | — | — | C | — | B− |
| Gravigny | 4,012 | 3.7 | C− | C+ | B | D |
| Évreux | 49,360 | 4.1 | D | C+ | D | C |
| Guichainville | 3,087 | 4.5 | B− | C+ | A− | D |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 5,027 | 6.5 | C | C | B | D |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent | 5,524 | 7.1 | A | B | A | A− |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure | 3,829 | 9 | B | B− | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gauciel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Gauciel is a commune of 1,117 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.