Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
158 people live in this town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Bénesville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 18% of its housing.
The one thing Bénesville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bénesville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Bretteville, in Bretteville-Saint-Laurent, 1.9 mi away.
39% 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 Bénesville.
19% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 20% of the population here. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bénesville | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
One in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,790 a year per 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.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Bénesville from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Bénesville. Best known first.
Nothing in Bénesville 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 Bénesville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bénesville | 158 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yerville | 2,731 | 6.5 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Cany-Barville | 2,909 | 9 | B− | B | B+ | C− |
| Saint-Valery-en-Caux | 3,851 | 9.5 | B | C | B+ | D |
| Yvetot | 11,438 | 9.9 | C− | B− | C− | C |
| Offranville | 3,242 | 12 | A− | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Terres-de-Caux | 4,245 | 13 | B | B | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Bénesville is a commune of 158 people in the Communauté de communes Plateau de Caux. 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 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.