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Home to 1,079 people, this town lies in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Health is its strong suit (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−) — nearly half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Fresquiennes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Fresquiennes 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.
Fresquiennes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Fresquiennes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fresquiennes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château d'Esneval, in Pavilly, 2.5 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fresquiennes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fresquiennes.
2.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs based in Fresquiennes number 100, against 550 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €29,710 a year per consumption unit, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Seine-Maritime, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 47 deaths in Fresquiennes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 62: 25% below. The nearest emergency department to Fresquiennes is Clinique du Cedre, 8.2 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. 8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up 31% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Fresquiennes | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
26 houses and apartments changed hands in Fresquiennes from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Fresquiennes is 93.4%, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away. At the general lycée, 95% of 331 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Catherine BernardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 121 | 83%−4 pts |
| Lycée Thomas CorneilleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 331 | 95%−2 pts |
| Collège André MarieBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 126 | 96%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Fresquiennes. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Fresquiennes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Fresquiennes is a commune of 1,079 people in the Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresquiennes | 1,079 | — | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Pavilly | 6,029 | 2.7 | C | B− | B | D |
| Malaunay | 6,221 | 2.8 | C+ | C | B+ | A− |
| Barentin | 12,022 | 2.9 | C | B | C | C |
| Montville | 4,625 | 3.4 | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Le Houlme | 4,130 | 3.9 | C− | C+ | C | A− |
| Houppeville | 2,814 | 4.8 | — | C− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fresquiennes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.