Health is a strength (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 4.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.7 points above the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Fontaine-la-Mallet has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Fontaine-la-Mallet 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 Fontaine-la-Mallet.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Fontaine-la-Mallet cost more than in Seine-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,006/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.12/m² a month, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 87 homes were sold in Fontaine-la-Mallet. The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments.
€3,006/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fontaine-la-Mallet€3,006/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,078/m²
84
€13.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.95 to €17.30/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Le Havre Seine Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Bac results near Fontaine-la-Mallet run low: 88.1% passed, below Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 75% passed the bac pro, of 450 candidates at 4 lycées. 83.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Fontaine-la-Mallet, close to Seine-Maritime’s towns (84.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). A collège lies 1.4 mi away.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Fontaine-la-Mallet’s ages would predict, 79 per 100 expected, under Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Fontaine-la-Mallet. Life expectancy in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 264 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 208, 21% fewer.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Fontaine-la-Mallet · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de L Estuaire
1.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de L Estuaire
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Older residents shape Fontaine-la-Mallet: 30% are 65 or over, above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 38% of adults. Fontaine-la-Mallet has a median age of 52.8.
52.8median age
Fontaine-la-MalletSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fontaine-la-Mallet is better off than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,240 a year per consumption unit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.6% of commuters at the census. Jobs based in Fontaine-la-Mallet number 200, against 1,000 residents in work (0.2 per worker).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Fontaine-la-Mallet, 0.2 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Fontaine-la-Mallet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In Fontaine-la-Mallet, police and gendarmerie logged 0 offenses of the graded kinds in 2025.
2.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Fraud19
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.
2.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
79.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fontaine-la-Mallet
Is Fontaine-la-Mallet safe?
Fontaine-la-Mallet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Fontaine-la-Mallet good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns and #55 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. 94% of 360 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Prévost in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fontaine-la-Mallet expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fontaine-la-Mallet grades D for cost of living.
About Fontaine-la-Mallet
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Fontaine-la-Mallet is a commune of 2,725 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Havre Seine Métropole. 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.
