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The town has 1,025 residents and lies in Eure, Normandy.
Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. It lags on health as well (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (D): 26% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Le Fidelaire has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Le Fidelaire does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Fidelaire 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.
Le Fidelaire has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Fidelaire; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1961.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Fidelaire.
Of those in the labour force, 9.2% are unemployed. At the census, 5.3% 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 €24,660 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.
The nearest emergency department to Le Fidelaire is Ch Bernay, 14.1 mi away. 104 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 97: 7% above. In Eure, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,647/m², below Eure’s towns (€1,989/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.84/m² a month. Sales in Le Fidelaire from July 2023 to June 2026: 56 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,647/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Fidelaire; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
18% are under 15, about level with Eure’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Le Fidelaire in two is 43.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Le Fidelaire | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Le Fidelaire has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Fidelaire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fidelaire | 1,025 | — | — | A− | — | D |
| Conches-en-Ouche | 4,838 | 5.8 | D− | B+ | C− | D |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche | 4,414 | 7.1 | C− | A− | B+ | D |
| Beaumont-le-Roger | 2,769 | 9.1 | B− | B | B− | A+ |
| Breteuil | 4,282 | 9.1 | C− | A− | B− | C− |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 6,078 | 13 | B− | B− | B | B |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent | 5,524 | 13 | A | B | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Fidelaire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Fidelaire grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Le Fidelaire is a commune of 1,025 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Conches. 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 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.