Mesnils-sur-Iton’s lowest grade is for walkability (C−) — 19% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The town’s overall grade, B−, puts it better than 49% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #13 of 39 in Eure. Homes sell for a median €1,757/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Interco Normandie Sud Eure. It is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 9.2 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools, B for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Mesnils-sur-Iton 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 Mesnils-sur-Iton.
History
Old homes shape Mesnils-sur-Iton: 24% were built before 1919, more than in both Eure’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mesnils-sur-Iton has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level. It has 8.2 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, higher than both Eure’s towns (4) and compared French towns (2.5). Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 5. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Unemployment in Mesnils-sur-Iton, 8.6%, runs below Eure’s towns and compared French towns
7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Eure’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 2,600 residents in work, Mesnils-sur-Iton has 1,550 jobs: 0.6 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,240 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,550
jobs based in Mesnils-sur-Iton, 0.6 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Mesnils-sur-Iton sees less crime than 61% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 103 offenses in Mesnils-sur-Iton. Family violence topped the graded crimes in Mesnils-sur-Iton (2025).
9.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence29
Criminal damage26
Burglary24
Other physical violence16
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud36
Theft without violence17
Drug use7
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.
9.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
103
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
88.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.4 mi away. Schools rank #12 of 38 in Eure. The closest collège is 0.7 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Mesnils-sur-Iton records 85 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.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 511 deaths in Mesnils-sur-Iton from 2016 to 2025; there were 504, 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Mesnils-sur-Iton is Ch Verneuil Sur Avre, 10.2 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Mesnils-sur-Iton have one GP on hand. At birth, a girl in Eure can expect 84.7 years and a boy 78.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Mesnils-sur-Iton · 1.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Verneuil Sur Avre
12.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Saint Louis D Evreux Ch Eure Seine
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, above Eure’s towns (23%) but below compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Mesnils-sur-Iton by age and the one in the middle is 42.8. Retirement age and beyond: 21% of residents are 65 or older.
42.8median age
Mesnils-sur-ItonEure medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Mesnils-sur-Iton earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.03/m² a month, below both Eure’s towns (€11.69/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 207 sales of houses and apartments in Mesnils-sur-Iton, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,757/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.17/m² a month.
€1,757/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mesnils-sur-Iton€1,757/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure median€1,989/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,757/m²
207
€11.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.15 to €13.31/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Interco Normandie Sud Eure
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mesnils-sur-Iton
Is Mesnils-sur-Iton safe?
It grades B for safety, #18 of 39 in Eure. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mesnils-sur-Iton good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #12 of 38 in Eure. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mesnils-sur-Iton expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,757/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mesnils-sur-Iton grades B− for cost of living.
About Mesnils-sur-Iton
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Mesnils-sur-Iton is a commune of 6,078 people in the Communauté de communes Interco Normandie Sud 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.
