Schools are its weak spot: brevet results 3 points below the expected rate. With a C+ overall, Pont-de-l'Arche is better than 37% of compared French towns and ranks #19 of 39 in Eure. It is easy to get around without a car: 70% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,102/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, C+ for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Pont-de-l'Arche 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 Pont-de-l'Arche.
History
Pont-de-l'Arche is rich in protected monuments: 12 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Eure’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
13% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Pont-de-l'Arche is Anciens remparts. This Eure town has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Pont-de-l'Arche, 8.3%, runs below Eure’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €26,480 a year per consumption unit, higher than Eure’s towns (€24,410) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Pont-de-l'Arche counts 0.6 jobs (1,000 jobs, 1,850 workers). Also worth knowing: at the census, 8.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,000
jobs based in Pont-de-l'Arche, 0.6 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 62% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Pont-de-l'Arche gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
111 sales of houses and apartments in Pont-de-l'Arche, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,102/m². Houses were 93% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 111 homes were sold here.
€2,102/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pont-de-l'Arche€2,102/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure median€1,989/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,094/m²
103
€11.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.77 to €14.22/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,520
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Pont-de-l'Arche records 90 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.
Average lifespans in Eure: 84.7 years for women, 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 489 deaths in Pont-de-l'Arche between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 371: 32% above. There are 7 general practitioners here.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Pont-de-l'Arche · 6.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Elbeuf les Feugrais
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Elbeuf les Feugrais
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Pont-de-l'Arche sees less crime than 53% of compared French towns
The police record for Pont-de-l'Arche lists 90 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.4 cases of violence against people and 14.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
6.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Other physical violence20
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles10
Sexual violence8
Family violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud33
Theft without violence21
Drug use13
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.
6.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
90
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.0%
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 · Small counts of burglary go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Manoir de Pont-de-l'Arche and 3 more in and around Pont-de-l'Arche
Heritage and family days out in and near Pont-de-l'Arche. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pont-de-l'Arche
Is Pont-de-l'Arche safe?
It grades B− for safety, #23 of 39 in Eure.
Are schools in Pont-de-l'Arche good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #19 of 38 in Eure. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pont-de-l'Arche expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,102/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.79/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pont-de-l'Arche grades C+ for cost of living.
About Pont-de-l'Arche
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Pont-de-l'Arche is a commune of 4,133 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
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.
