Several subjects drag its grade down. Dieppe grades D− overall, better than 3% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #68 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. Safety is its weak spot — an average of 14.3 recorded violent incidents and 20.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,229/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Dieppoise. Fewer journeys need a car (A+): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 29% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Dieppe 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 Dieppe.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Dieppe are out of work than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 19.6%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €21,140 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Dieppe number 16,300, against 8,950 residents in work (1.8 per worker). At the census, 29.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
29%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
On foot16%
Public transport10%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
16,300
jobs based in Dieppe, 1.8 per working resident
19.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Dieppe sits above 90% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Dieppe were criminal damage than anything else (2025). The town’s tally for 2025: 993 recorded offenses.
14.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage377
Family violence194
Other physical violence186
Theft from vehicles89
Sexual violence65
Burglary52
Vehicle theft30
Theft without violence245
Fraud201
Drug use137
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.
14.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
993
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Dieppe sees more deaths than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 106 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 3,689 deaths in Dieppe from 2016 to 2025; there were 4,763, 29% more. In Seine-Maritime, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: the town has 17 family doctors.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
17
GPs in Dieppe · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Dieppe
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Dieppe
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Dieppe is Église Saint-Rémy. Per 10,000 residents, Dieppe counts 8.8 protected monuments. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C−
Dieppe earns a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,229/m², comes from 1,501 sales of houses and apartments in Dieppe from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.88/m² a month, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 35% were houses.
€2,229/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dieppe€2,229/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,213/m²
518
Apartments
€2,233/m²
983
€12.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.02 to €16.56/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,620
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Dieppoise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Dieppe: 30% are 65 or over, above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are 14% of the town. Half the people of Dieppe are older than 50.5.
50.5median age
DieppeSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
85.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 258 candidates at 2 lycées. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.7 mi away. Schools rank #33 of 75 in Seine-Maritime.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ancien couvent des Carmélites: Photo: Pradigue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Jacques: Photo: PMRMaeyaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · pont Colbert: Photo: François Calvaresi · CC BY 3.0 · Porte de la ville: Photo: Camilla7693 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Louis de Broglie: Agence Rol, Public domain · Emmanuel Petit: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valérie Lemercier: nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Abraham Duquesne: Antoine Graincourt, Public domain · Albert Réville: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Antoine Daniel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Dieppe’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dieppe
Is Dieppe safe?
It grades D for safety, #63 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 52 burglaries and 377 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Dieppe good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #33 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. 96% of 351 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jehan Ango in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dieppe expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,229/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €2,213/m² (518 sales), apartments €2,233/m² (983 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Dieppe grades C− for cost of living.
About Dieppe
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Dieppe is a commune of 28,496 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Dieppoise. 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.
