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A town of 430 in Eure, Normandy.

Is Giverny a good place to live?

Giverny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Giverny stand out

The 2 things Giverny does most differently from other towns.

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Ancienne propriété de Claude Monet
Ancienne propriété de Claude Monet · Inscrit · Photo: Fondation Monet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Giverny’s story

Giverny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Giverny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2002.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1976First protected: Ancienne propriété de Claude Monet
  • 2002The protected historic area is created
  • 2009Most recently protected: Église Sainte-Radegonde
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Nearby attractions

Musée des impressionnismes Giverny and 11 more in and around Giverny

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Giverny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Giverny.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Giverny than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15

On this, Giverny is below both Eure’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 36% of the population.

57.9median age
GivernyEure medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Giverny
GivernyEure medianFrance median
Under 1510%18%17%
15–246.7%11%11%
25–4416%23%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+36%23%22%
No diploma11%25%19%
CAP or BEP20%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education44%23%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Giverny: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Giverny comes above both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2002. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Giverny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1976
first monument protected
2002
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
34%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Giverny is better off than Eure’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,020 a year per consumption unit

For Giverny, that is above both Eure’s towns (€24,410) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 18.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Giverny has 250 jobs for 200 working residents, 1.3 per worker.

19%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%
Public transport11%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Giverny, 1.3 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

78.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 5.5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Giverny sits below both Eure’s towns (84.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Giverny78.2%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Giverny92.3%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège CervantèsNearest collègeCollègeCollège11472%−4 pts
Lycée Georges DumézilNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée48696%±0 pts
Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège67100%+3 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
80%
passed the vocational bac, −7.1 pts against the expected rate
78.2%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5.5 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Giverny is €12.89/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Giverny€12.89/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure median€11.69/m²
€12.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.61 to €15.67/m² a month)
€13.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Giverny

13pages on Giverny

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Giverny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Sainte-Radegonde: Photo: Theoliane · Public domain · Ancienne propriété de Claude Monet: Photo: Fondation Monet · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Giverny

One notable person was born in Giverny.

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Giverny’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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VernonGasnyBonnières-sur-SeineSaint-MarcelFreneuseLa Chapelle-LonguevilleVernonGasnyBonnières-sur-SeineSaint-MarcelFreneuseLa Chapelle-LonguevilleGiverny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Giverny430—————
Vernon25,2902.2DC−CC+
Gasny3,0623.4C−C+BD
Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines5,0643.7DCCB−
Saint-Marcel4,5123.8BCC+B+
Freneuse Yvelines4,5054.1C−CB+C+
La Chapelle-Longueville3,2824.8B−C+AC

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

About Giverny

Commune in Eure, Normandy

Giverny is a commune of 430 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération. 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
430 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération
Département
Eure (27)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code
27285

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.