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Home to 427 people, this town lies in Eure, Normandy.
Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 12% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine du château du Plessis, in Bouquelon, 3.4 mi away.
14% 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 Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Graduates make up 23% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income was €27,740 a year per consumption unit, above both Eure’s towns (€24,410) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 9.2%.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare | 427 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-Audemer | 10,023 | 4.9 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime | 10,617 | 5.4 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Lillebonne Seine-Maritime | 8,541 | 7.1 | C− | B | C+ | D− |
| Gruchet-le-Valasse Seine-Maritime | 3,008 | 9.8 | A | B+ | A | A− |
| Arelaune-en-Seine Seine-Maritime | 2,546 | 10 | B | B+ | A | B+ |
| Beuzeville | 4,704 | 11 | B+ | B | A | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare is a commune of 427 people in the Communauté de communes Roumois Seine. 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.