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BlossevilleSeine-Maritime

The town, home to 260 people, lies in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.

Is Blosseville a good place to live?

Blosseville has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 29% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are a third of the population.

What makes Blosseville stand out

The 2 things Blosseville does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blosseville’s story

Blosseville in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Blosseville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1986First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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Landmarks

Blosseville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blosseville.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Blosseville than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

54.8median age

27% of adults hold a degree, between Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for a third of residents. Blosseville has a median age of 54.8 years.

BlossevilleSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Blosseville
BlossevilleSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1512%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4416%23%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+33%23%22%
No diploma30%25%19%
CAP or BEP23%28%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education27%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Blosseville: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Blosseville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1986
first monument protected
22%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 4.2% of commuters in Blosseville go to work without a car, fewer than in Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €26,690 a year per consumption unit, higher than Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 8.9%. No commute at all: 8.4% of working residents in Blosseville at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Blosseville, 0.2 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Blosseville is €11.41/m² a month

€11.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses were 94% of what sold. 18 houses and apartments changed hands in Blosseville from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Blosseville€11.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²
€11.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €14.77/m² a month)
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blosseville

12pages on Blosseville
Nearby attractions

Château du Mesnil-Geoffroy and 16 more in and around Blosseville

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Blosseville. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Blosseville

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blosseville yet.

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About Blosseville

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Blosseville is a commune of 260 people in the Communauté de communes de la Côte d'Albâtre. 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
260 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Côte d'Albâtre
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
76104

Blosseville’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Seine-Maritime →
Saint-Valery-en-CauxCany-BarvilleOffranvilleDieppeYervilleYvetotSaint-Valery-en-CauxCany-BarvilleOffranvilleDieppeYervilleYvetotBlosseville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blosseville260—————
Saint-Valery-en-Caux3,8514BCB+D
Cany-Barville2,9098.4B−BB+C−
Offranville3,24211A−C−A+B+
Dieppe28,49614D−C−DD
Yerville2,73114B+BA−B−
Yvetot11,43816C−B−C−C

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.