Val-de-Reuil grades low on several counts. The weak point is safety — an average of 18 recorded violent incidents and 15.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At C− overall, Val-de-Reuil is better than nearly a fifth of compared French towns and ranks #30 of 39 in Eure. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,753/m² costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Val-de-Reuil 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val-de-Reuil.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 9.8% of people in Val-de-Reuil are 65 or over, fewer than in Eure’s towns and compared French towns
15% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 25% of the population. Among adults, 17% have a degree.
32.3median age
Val-de-ReuilEure medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Val-de-Reuil are out of work than in Eure’s towns or across compared French towns: 21.4%
At the census, just over a quarter of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Val-de-Reuil has 11,800 jobs for 4,400 working residents, 2.7 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €18,960 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Eure’s towns (€24,410) and compared French towns (€25,970).
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
Public transport14%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
11,800
jobs based in Val-de-Reuil, 2.7 per working resident
21.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Val-de-Reuil sees more crime per resident than 88% of compared French towns
Val-de-Reuil’s tally for 2025: 388 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was other physical violence (2025).
18recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence113
Criminal damage113
Family violence68
Theft from vehicles38
Sexual violence36
Vehicle theft14
Burglary6
Drug use125
Theft without violence87
Fraud75
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
18
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
388
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Val-de-Reuil run above what its ages would predict: 106 per 100 expected, more than Eure’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Eure can expect 84.7 years and a boy 78.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 428 deaths in Val-de-Reuil from 2016 to 2025; there were 560, 31% more. For a family doctor, residents of Val-de-Reuil can choose among 13 GPs.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Val-de-Reuil · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Louviers Val de Reuil
7.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Elbeuf les Feugrais
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Val-de-Reuil sell for €1,776/m², houses for €1,741/m². The median price, €1,753/m², comes from 180 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.40/m² a month.
€1,753/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Val-de-Reuil€1,753/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure median€1,989/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,741/m²
139
Apartments
€1,776/m²
41
€11.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.14 to €14.49/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,520
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Val-de-Reuil than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 74.8%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Val-de-Reuil, 97.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Eure’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Schools rank #8 of 38 in Eure.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Val-de-Reuil
Is Val-de-Reuil safe?
It grades D for safety, #35 of 39 in Eure. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 113 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Val-de-Reuil good?
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #8 of 38 in Eure. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Val-de-Reuil expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,753/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.51/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Val-de-Reuil grades B for cost of living.
About Val-de-Reuil
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Val-de-Reuil is a commune of 13,245 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
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.