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The town, home to 193 people, lies in Eure, Normandy.
At under 1,000 residents, Notre-Dame-du-Hamel is too small for the grades other French towns get. 44% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Notre-Dame-du-Hamel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Notre-Dame-du-Hamel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit la Grosse Pierre, in Verneusses, 2.7 mi away.
36% 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 Notre-Dame-du-Hamel.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Notre-Dame-du-Hamel has a median age of 52.9.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Notre-Dame-du-Hamel | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 30% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €23,890 a year per consumption unit. Notre-Dame-du-Hamel has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 12.2% of working residents in Notre-Dame-du-Hamel didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Sales in Notre-Dame-du-Hamel from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Notre-Dame-du-Hamel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Notre-Dame-du-Hamel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-du-Hamel | 193 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche Orne | 2,938 | 2.9 | B− | A | A− | D |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche | 4,414 | 9.9 | C− | A− | B+ | D |
| L'Aigle Orne | 7,663 | 10 | C− | B+ | D | C+ |
| Vimoutiers Orne | 2,978 | 14 | C | A | C− | C |
| Bernay | 9,765 | 14 | C+ | B− | D | C |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados | 6,207 | 16 | C | B | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Notre-Dame-du-Hamel is a commune of 193 people in the Communauté de communes Intercom Bernay Terres 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 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.