Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Freneuse.
Who lives here
Freneuse has fewer young adults than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 32% of adults. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). 16% of residents are children under 15.
50.4median age
FreneuseSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Freneuse keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Freneuse has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1997. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1977
first monument protected
1997
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Freneuse has lower unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%
The median disposable income is €29,690 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Freneuse: 150, for 400 residents in work (0.3 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.2% of commuters travelled at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Freneuse, 0.3 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The middle sale price in Freneuse: €1,979/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €10.26/m² a month. Sales in Freneuse from July 2023 to June 2026: 40 houses and apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.89/m² a month, near both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,979/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Freneuse€1,979/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,979/m²
40
€11.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.97 to €14.18/m² a month)
€10.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Freneuse
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Freneuse is a commune of 993 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.
