At under 1,000 residents, Sainte-Marie-d'Attez is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
What makes Sainte-Marie-d'Attez stand out
The one thing Sainte-Marie-d'Attez does most differently from other towns.
Menhir dit Pierre de la Joure · Classé · Photo: Camille56 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sainte-Marie-d'Attez’s story
Sainte-Marie-d'Attez in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sainte-Marie-d'Attez: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1934First protected: Menhir dit Pierre de la Joure
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie-d'Attez.
Who lives here
Few people in Sainte-Marie-d'Attez are 15 to 24: 8.5%, fewer than in both Eure’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents. Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, higher than Eure’s towns (23%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Half of Sainte-Marie-d'Attez is older than 47.6, half younger.
47.6median age
Sainte-Marie-d'AttezEure medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sainte-Marie-d'Attez keeps more of its old housing than Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Marie-d'Attez is Menhir dit Pierre de la Joure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Sainte-Marie-d'Attez walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%
9.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below Eure’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 250 residents in work, Sainte-Marie-d'Attez has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. Bus, tram or train carried 3.8% of working residents in Sainte-Marie-d'Attez to work at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Sainte-Marie-d'Attez, 0.4 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sainte-Marie-d'Attez
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Sainte-Marie-d'Attez is a commune of 575 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.
