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A town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, home to 1,193 people.
Buying 70 m² at the median €2,052/m² takes 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Fécamp Caux Littoral Agglomération. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on schools as well: bac results 2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2 points below the expected rate.
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. Froberville 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.
The one thing Froberville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Froberville 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.
Froberville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Froberville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'ancien château, in Fécamp, 3.2 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Froberville.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
77 deaths in Froberville between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 63: 22% above. Life expectancy at birth in Seine-Maritime is 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Froberville is Chi du Pays des Hautes Falaises Fecamp, 3 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 3 mi off. The bac pass rate near Froberville is 91.6%, near both Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges CuvierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 80%−2 pts |
| Lycée Guy de MaupassantNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 339 | 94%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The census found 7.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Per resident in work, Froberville counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 550 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €25,890 a year per consumption unit, higher than Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Typical age in Froberville: 43.7, the median. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Froberville | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.24/m² a month, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.54/m² a month. 42 houses and apartments changed hands in Froberville from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,138/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Froberville. Best known first.
Nothing in Froberville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Froberville yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Froberville | 1,193 | — | — | C+ | — | D− |
| Fécamp | 17,313 | 3.2 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Goderville | 2,818 | 5.3 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Criquetot-l'Esneval | 2,668 | 6.1 | C | C | B+ | C |
| Épouville | 2,601 | 12 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Bolbec | 11,590 | 12 | C− | A− | C− | D |
| Terres-de-Caux | 4,245 | 13 | B | B | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Froberville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns. 94% of 339 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Guy de Maupassant in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Froberville grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Froberville is a commune of 1,193 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.