Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 158 people live in this town, in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
There are no grades for Ardouval: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.
The one thing Ardouval does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ardouval as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ferme de la Valouine, in Osmoy-Saint-Valery, 2.9 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ardouval is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ardouval.
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. At 50.5, the median resident of Ardouval sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Ardouval | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.5%, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.9% of working residents in Ardouval to work at the census. At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Ardouval didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Ardouval.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Ardouval. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ardouval yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Ardouval is a commune of 158 people in the Communauté de communes Communauté Bray-Eawy. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardouval | 158 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val-de-Scie | 2,530 | 6.9 | B− | B | A | B− |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 4,662 | 7.7 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 3,665 | 9.5 | B+ | B | A | B+ |
| Buchy | 2,815 | 12 | A− | A− | B | C− |
| Offranville | 3,242 | 13 | A− | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Dieppe | 28,496 | 15 | D− | C− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.