Prey in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Prey, 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.
Explore the history →Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 953 in Eure, Normandy.
Prey is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Prey, 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.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prey.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Prey, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Prey is below both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 20% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Prey | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Prey comes below both Eure’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Prey has 150 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 4.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Prey has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Prey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prey | 953 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guichainville | 3,087 | 1.9 | B− | C+ | A− | D |
| Évreux | 49,360 | 4.9 | D | C+ | D | C |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure | 3,829 | 4.9 | B | B− | B+ | C− |
| Gravigny | 4,012 | 6.3 | C− | C+ | B | D |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent | 5,524 | 6.5 | A | B | A | A− |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 5,027 | 8.6 | C | C | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Prey is a commune of 953 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Evreux Portes 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 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.