More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest subject is jobs & income: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 20.5% unemployment. At the median price of €1,682/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole Rouen Normandie. Walkability is its strong suit — 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 32% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes a C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. That places it #54 of 70 in Seine-Maritime.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Canteleu 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Canteleu.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Canteleu has higher unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 20.5%
31.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income was €20,210 a year per consumption unit, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
32%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
Public transport26%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,050
jobs based in Canteleu, 0.8 per working resident
20.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Canteleu sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Canteleu were criminal damage than anything else (2025). The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 14.9 violent offenses and 14.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. All told, Canteleu had 432 recorded offenses in 2025.
14.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage159
Family violence75
Other physical violence65
Sexual violence50
Vehicle theft35
Burglary27
Theft from vehicles21
Theft without violence88
Fraud85
Drug use82
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.
14.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
432
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Canteleu’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Canteleu can choose among 10 GPs. Adjusted for age and care homes, Canteleu records 99 deaths per 100 expected, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (94) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,283 residents of Canteleu died, against 1,129 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Seine-Maritime is 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Canteleu · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Saint Julien Petit Quevilly
2.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Belvedere
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Canteleu skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
22% of adults hold a degree, near Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents.
38.1median age
CanteleuSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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
History
Canteleu: 4 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.1% of homes were built before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Canteleu is Pavillon de Gustave Flaubert à Croisset. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Canteleu gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,682/m², comes from 285 sales of houses and apartments in Canteleu from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Canteleu sell for €2,018/m² and apartments for €1,366/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €12.93/m² a month, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,682/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Canteleu€1,682/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,018/m²
155
Apartments
€1,366/m²
130
€12.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.81 to €15.47/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Rouen Normandie
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
87.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 18 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #21 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. At the lycées within 5 km of Canteleu, 92.9% passed the bac, close to both Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Canteleu
Is Canteleu safe?
It grades C− for safety, #45 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 159 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Canteleu good?
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #21 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. 95% of 22 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Georges Baptiste in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Canteleu expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,682/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Canteleu grades C+ for cost of living.
About Canteleu
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Canteleu is a commune of 14,402 people in the Métropole Rouen Normandie. 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
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.
