Where it falls short is safety (D−) — an average of 18.9 recorded violent incidents and 27.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is a strength too: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade lands at D, #62 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. On that grade it does better than nearly a tenth of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 1 job per working resident; 23.8% unemployment.
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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Elbeuf 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 Elbeuf.
Safety
Crime per resident in Elbeuf runs higher than in 98% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Elbeuf (2025). Over 2025, Elbeuf logged 713 recorded offenses. On the Safety Grade, Elbeuf ranks 68th of the 70 compared towns in Seine-Maritime.
18.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage250
Family violence118
Other physical violence110
Vehicle theft66
Sexual violence61
Theft from vehicles60
Burglary48
Theft without violence191
Fraud124
Drug use75
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.
18.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
713
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Elbeuf sees more deaths than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 122 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women, 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 1,726 residents of Elbeuf died, against 1,129 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 53% more. The town has 19 family doctors.
+22%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw153
Adjusted122
Median town88
Expected100
19
GPs in Elbeuf · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Elbeuf les Feugrais
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Elbeuf les Feugrais
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Elbeuf, 23.8%, runs above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Elbeuf has 5,350 jobs for 5,450 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income was €18,770 a year per consumption unit, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 22.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport13%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,350
jobs based in Elbeuf, 1 per working resident
23.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,770
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 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Elbeuf keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Elbeuf counts 13 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 10 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Jean. For its size, Elbeuf has 8.4 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. The protected list starts in Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A−
A home in Elbeuf sells for €1,282/m², less than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Elbeuf goes for €1,693/m², an apartment for €1,188/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €10.18/m² a month, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 38% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,282/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Elbeuf€1,282/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,693/m²
156
Apartments
€1,188/m²
252
€10.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.02 to €12.92/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.95/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
82.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 1.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 74% passed the bac pro, of 163 candidates at 2 lycées. On results, collèges and lycées here come #48 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. At the lycées within 5 km of Elbeuf, 91.2% passed the bac, close to Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Elbeuf skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 19% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children are 20% of the town.
37.1median age
ElbeufSeine-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 BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Jean: Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Filature, tissage et usine d'apprêt des étoffes de laine Fraenckel, puis Fraenckel-Blin, puis Fraenckel-Herzog.: Photo: VVVCFFrance · CC0 · Villa du Buquet: Photo: Giogo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Filature et tissage de laine Charles Houiller, actuellement immeuble à appartements: Photo: VVVCFFrance · CC0
André Maurois: Studio Harcourt, Public domain · Jean-Philippe Dojwa: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maurice Vautier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Charles Müller: L'Illustration, Public domain · Guillaume Bachelay: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Albert Vaguet: Nadar, Public domain
Elbeuf’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 Elbeuf
Is Elbeuf safe?
It grades D− for safety, #68 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 48 burglaries and 250 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Elbeuf good?
They grade C, better than 25% of compared French towns and #48 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. 95% of 185 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers Ferdinand Buisson in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Elbeuf expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Elbeuf grades A− for cost of living.
About Elbeuf
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Elbeuf is a commune of 15,474 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.
