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A town of 1,941 in Eure, Normandy.
La Saussaye has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C): bac results 2.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,081/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Saussaye 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in La Saussaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Filature, tissage et usine d'apprêt des étoffes de laine Fraenckel, puis Fraenckel-Blin, puis Fraenckel-Herzog., in Elbeuf, 2.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Saussaye.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 74% passed the bac pro, of 163 candidates at 2 lycées. 83.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of La Saussaye, near Eure’s towns (84.0%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). At the three general lycées, 95% of 655 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André MauroisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 82%−7 pts |
| Lycée des métiers Ferdinand BuissonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 185 | 95%±0 pts |
| Collège Jacques-Yves CousteauBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 82 | 77%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income is €29,510 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Eure’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,081/m², comes from 58 sales of houses and apartments in La Saussaye from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.86/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €12.70/m² a month, above Eure’s towns (€11.69/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,081/m² | 58 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Eure: 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 173 deaths in La Saussaye from 2016 to 2025; there were 155, 10% fewer. 6 GPs practise here.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of the population. Line up the people of La Saussaye by age and the one in the middle is 46.4. 18% are under 15, close to Eure’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Saussaye | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums and other places to visit in and near La Saussaye. Best known first.
Nothing in La Saussaye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Saussaye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Saussaye | 1,941 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Le Thuit de l'Oison | 3,827 | 2 | B+ | B | A+ | B+ |
| Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 15,474 | 2.3 | D | A− | D− | D− |
| Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 10,476 | 2.5 | D | B | C− | C |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 8,306 | 3.1 | C− | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Bosroumois | 3,872 | 3.5 | B+ | B+ | A+ | B− |
| Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 8,443 | 3.6 | D | B− | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Saussaye has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns. 95% of 185 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers Ferdinand Buisson in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,081/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Saussaye grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
La Saussaye is a commune of 1,941 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
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 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.