Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,127 in Eure, Normandy.
Poses has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 61% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,202/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Poses does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Poses 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Poses, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1954.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Poses. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poses.
That puts Poses above both Eure’s towns (€24,410) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Poses has 150 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
From 2016 to 2025, 97 residents of Poses died, against 104 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Poses is above both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Poses, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,202/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Poses from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,202/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Poses comes above both Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Poses | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Poses, that is below both Eure’s towns (84.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la Côte des Deux AmantsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 84%−7 pts |
| Lycée Marc BlochNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 192 | 97%+2 pts |
| Collège Alphonse AllaisBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 97 | 73%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Poses has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Quentin: Photo: Phaubry · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Poses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poses | 1,127 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Pîtres | 2,589 | 1.6 | C+ | B− | A− | C |
| Romilly-sur-Andelle | 3,234 | 2 | B− | B− | A | C+ |
| Val-de-Reuil | 13,245 | 2.8 | C− | B | D | D |
| Le Vaudreuil | 3,624 | 3.6 | A− | C | A+ | C |
| Pont-de-l'Arche | 4,133 | 4.4 | C+ | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Boos Seine-Maritime | 3,975 | 5.9 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Poses has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 13.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 192 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marc Bloch in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,202/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.49/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Poses grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Poses is a commune of 1,127 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.