Arques-la-Bataille’s strongest is schools: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 1.6 points above the expected rate. Health is a strength too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.1% unemployment. At €1,803/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Dieppoise. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Arques-la-Bataille 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.
Each subject compares Arques-la-Bataille 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.
Ruines du château: Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien bailliage: Photo: Spitfire06 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir d'Archelles: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arques-la-Bataille.
Schools
More pass the bac at the lycées near Arques-la-Bataille than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 100.0%
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
92.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Arques-la-Bataille, higher than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (84.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). For collège, the closest is 3 mi away. At the general lycée, 100% of 43 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Arques-la-Bataille, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Seine-Maritime, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 450 deaths in Arques-la-Bataille between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 364: 24% above. There are 3 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Arques-la-Bataille · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Dieppe
3.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Dieppe
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer children live in Arques-la-Bataille than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
48.4median age
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.7%, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
Arques-la-BatailleSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Less crime per resident in Arques-la-Bataille than in 63% of compared French towns
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Among the graded crimes in Arques-la-Bataille, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 5.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 12.8. Over 2025, Arques-la-Bataille logged 53 recorded offenses.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Family violence14
Other physical violence12
Burglary5
Armed robbery0
Fraud9
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.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
53
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
13.3%
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 · For sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 13.3% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Arques-la-Bataille is rich in protected monuments: 21 per 10,000 residents, more than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Arques-la-Bataille is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Arques-la-Bataille counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Before 1919: that is when 13% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Arques-la-Bataille costs less than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.42/m² a month
€1,803/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,803/m²: 88 houses and apartments sold in Arques-la-Bataille between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 86% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Arques-la-Bataille€1,803/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,823/m²
76
€10.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €12.79/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,620
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Dieppoise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Arques-la-Bataille than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,790 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 13.1%, near Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Arques-la-Bataille went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
700
jobs based in Arques-la-Bataille, 0.7 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
Arques-la-Bataille is a commune of 2,412 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Dieppoise. 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
Population
2,412 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Dieppoise
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.8 km²)
INSEE code
76026
Arques-la-Bataille’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Arques-la-Bataille
Is Arques-la-Bataille safe?
It grades B for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Arques-la-Bataille good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Arques-la-Bataille expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,803/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Arques-la-Bataille grades B− for cost of living.
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.
