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A town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, home to 2,548 people.
Gainneville’s strongest is health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is schools: brevet results 12.7 points below the expected rate. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Gainneville 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 Gainneville 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.
Gainneville has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The one thing Gainneville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gainneville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château d'Orcher, in Gonfreville-l'Orcher, 1.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Gainneville 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 Gainneville.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #75 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 4.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gustave CourbetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 68%−9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
131 deaths in Gainneville between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 170: 23% below. Life expectancy in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Seine-Maritime town has 4 family doctors.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Gainneville from July 2023 to June 2026: 66 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.42/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,410/m² | 65 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. 28% of adults hold a degree, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Gainneville | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 1,100 residents in work, Gainneville has 450 jobs: 0.4 each. The median disposable income is €28,950 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Gainneville. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Prieuré4.3 km west, in Harfleur
MuseumPrieuré de Harfleur4.3 km west, in HarfleurChâteauChâteauManoir de Bévilliers3 km west, in Gonfreville-l'OrcherMuseumMuseumMaison du Patrimoine et des Cités Provisoires1.9 km southwest, in Gonfreville-l'OrcherAttractionAttractionMorceau du mur de Berlin2.9 km southwest, in Gonfreville-l'OrcherPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gainneville yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Gainneville is a commune of 2,548 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainneville | 2,548 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Gonfreville-l'Orcher | 8,916 | 1.8 | D− | C | C− | C− |
| Harfleur | 8,289 | 2.9 | D | C | C− | C+ |
| Épouville | 2,601 | 3.5 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Montivilliers | 15,478 | 3.9 | C− | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc | 4,780 | 4.6 | B− | C− | A− | D |
| Fontaine-la-Mallet | 2,725 | 5.4 | — | D | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gainneville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.40/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gainneville grades C for cost of living.
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 9, 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.