Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 702: a town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Catenay out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Catenay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre de l'ancien cimetière, in Saint-Germain-des-Essourts, 1.9 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Catenay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Catenay.
Under 15: 19% of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, higher than Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Catenay: 47, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Catenay | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.6%, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Catenay number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.2 per worker).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Catenay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Catenay. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Catenay yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Catenay is a commune of 702 people in the Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catenay | 702 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buchy | 2,815 | 5.4 | A− | A− | B | C− |
| Quincampoix | 3,103 | 6.5 | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal | 3,117 | 6.9 | A− | C | A | C |
| Isneauville | 3,716 | 7.8 | A | D | B+ | A− |
| Darnétal | 9,566 | 9.1 | C− | C | C− | C− |
| Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | 3,633 | 9.2 | A− | C | A | A− |
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.