Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 716 people, lies in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Criquiers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Criquiers as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Gaillefontaine, in Gaillefontaine, 3.8 mi away.
24% 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 Criquiers.
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: just over a fifth of residents are under 15. Criquiers has a median age of 41.6 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Criquiers | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 8.8%. 50 jobs are based in Criquiers, for 300 working residents (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,600 a year per consumption unit, close to Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 87%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Criquiers.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Criquiers 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 Criquiers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criquiers | 716 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 3,642 | 8.3 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Grandvilliers Oise | 2,786 | 11 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 4,662 | 12 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Gournay-en-Bray | 5,723 | 13 | C− | A− | D | B− |
| Buchy | 2,815 | 17 | A− | A− | B | C− |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand Oise | 3,462 | 17 | A− | B− | B+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Criquiers is a commune of 716 people in the Communauté de communes interrégionale Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle. 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 8, 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.