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With 1,577 residents, it is a town in Eure, Normandy.
At €2,076/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure. Getting around depends on the car (D−): 27% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Terres de Bord has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Terres de Bord does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Terres de Bord 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.
Terres de Bord has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Terres de Bord, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1954.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Terres de Bord.
For its 750 residents in work, Terres de Bord has 100 jobs: 0.1 each. The median disposable income is €29,190 a year per consumption unit. 2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Eure’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
After the care-home adjustment, Terres de Bord’s deaths ran at 94 per 100 expected, about level with Eure’s towns (97) and above compared French towns (88). 100 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 106: 6% below. Life expectancy in Eure: 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Terres de Bord have one GP on hand.
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 · 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+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
33% of adults hold a degree, above both Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of the town. Terres de Bord has a median age of 43.1.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Terres de Bord | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
47 sales of houses and apartments in Terres de Bord, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,076/m². A house rents for an estimated €10.26/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.49/m² a month, close to Eure’s towns (€11.69/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,076/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Terres de Bord, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
One notable person was born in Terres de Bord.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terres de Bord | 1,577 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 8,306 | 3.2 | C− | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Louviers | 18,705 | 3.9 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 10,476 | 4.3 | D | B | C− | C |
| Pont-de-l'Arche | 4,133 | 5.1 | C+ | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 15,474 | 5.3 | D | A− | D− | D− |
| Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime | 8,443 | 5.4 | D | B− | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Terres de Bord has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,076/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Terres de Bord grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Terres de Bord is a commune of 1,577 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 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.