Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Seine-Maritime, Normandy, this town has 261 residents.
Avesnes-en-Val has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
The one thing Avesnes-en-Val does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Avesnes-en-Val as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard, 4.4 mi away.
30% 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 Avesnes-en-Val.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 16% of the town.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Avesnes-en-Val | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 11% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.2%, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Avesnes-en-Val holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Median disposable income is €23,640 a year for each consumption unit.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.98/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Avesnes-en-Val.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Avesnes-en-Val 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 Avesnes-en-Val 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avesnes-en-Val | 261 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Criel-sur-Mer | 2,527 | 8.2 | C− | B− | C+ | C |
| Petit-Caux | 9,513 | 8.3 | A− | B− | A+ | B |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 3,665 | 8.5 | B+ | B | A | B+ |
| Eu | 6,499 | 8.9 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Le Tréport | 4,378 | 9.6 | C− | C | C− | D− |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 2,819 | 9.9 | C | A− | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Avesnes-en-Val is a commune of 261 people in the Communauté de communes Falaises du Talou. 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 9, 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.