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With 1,381 residents, it is a town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Where it does best is schools — brevet results a point below the expected rate. Cost of living is another plus — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Clères has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Clères 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.
Clères has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Clères has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 2017.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Clères. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clères.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean DelacourNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 115 | 93%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,090 a year per consumption unit. 300 jobs are based in Clères, for 600 working residents (0.5 per worker). 3.4% of Clères’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.19/m² a month, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 97% were houses. The market in Clères: 32 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,306/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Clères has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Seine-Maritime live to 84.7 on average and men to 78.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 115 deaths in Clères from 2016 to 2025; there were 101, 13% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Clères is Clinique du Cedre, 9.3 mi away. The town has 4 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Degrees are held by 34% of adults. Typical age in Clères: 44.5, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Clères | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Clères has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Clères.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clères | 1,381 | — | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Montville | 4,625 | 3.9 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Malaunay | 6,221 | 5.8 | C+ | C | B+ | A− |
| Quincampoix | 3,103 | 6.1 | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Houppeville | 2,814 | 6.4 | — | C− | — | A |
| Le Houlme | 4,130 | 7 | C− | C+ | C | A− |
| Isneauville | 3,716 | 7.1 | A | D | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Clères has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Clères grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Clères is a commune of 1,381 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.