Fécamp grades low on several counts. Health is a weak point (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,024/m² takes 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Fécamp Caux Littoral Agglomération. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A): three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 25% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to a D overall, better than 9% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #61 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. Jobs and pay trail most towns (D): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 17.3% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Fécamp 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 Fécamp.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Fécamp has higher unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 17.3%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,230 a year per consumption unit, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot14%
Public transport8%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
7,950
jobs based in Fécamp, 1.3 per working resident
17.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Fécamp, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns: 105 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 11 general practitioners in Fécamp. In Seine-Maritime, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,015 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,790, 38% more.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw138
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Fécamp · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi du Pays des Hautes Falaises Fecamp
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi du Pays des Hautes Falaises Fecamp
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fécamp records more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 13.3 cases of violence against people and 17.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 548 offenses recorded in Fécamp. Jobs outnumber working residents in Fécamp (7,950 to 5,950): it draws people in from around. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
13.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage193
Other physical violence103
Family violence83
Sexual violence76
Burglary45
Theft from vehicles32
Vehicle theft16
Theft without violence108
Drug use91
Fraud83
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.
13.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
548
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Fécamp, fewer than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The middle age in Fécamp is 49.2.
49.2median age
FécampSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Fécamp keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Since 2007, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Fécamp: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Portions de l'oppidum Camp du Canada.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
A typical home in Fécamp sells for €2,024/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Fécamp goes for €2,109/m², an apartment for €1,930/m². This Seine-Maritime town recorded 796 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.38/m² a month.
€2,024/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fécamp€2,024/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,109/m²
489
Apartments
€1,930/m²
307
€11.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.47 to €14.53/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Fécamp Caux Littoral Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
86.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 0.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #28 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. Near Fécamp, 93.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and near compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
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Fécamp’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 Fécamp
Is Fécamp safe?
It grades C− for safety, #53 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 45 burglaries and 193 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fécamp good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #28 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. The lycée stands out: 100% of 93 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé La Providence in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fécamp expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.73/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fécamp grades C+ for cost of living.
About Fécamp
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Fécamp is a commune of 17,313 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Fécamp Caux Littoral Agglomération. 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.
