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A town of 1,870 in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Hautot-sur-Mer’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C): 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Hautot-sur-Mer 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 Hautot-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hautot-sur-Mer 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.
Hautot-sur-Mer has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Hautot-sur-Mer, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Hautot-sur-Mer. Best known first.
Monastery or conventTemple protestant de Dieppe2.8 km northeast, in Dieppe
AttractionPlage de Dieppe3.3 km northeast, in DieppeArt galleryArt galleryGalerie Orionin townChâteauChâteauManoir de Pourvillein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dieppe2.7 km northeast, in DieppePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hautot-sur-Mer.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 65 homes were sold in Hautot-sur-Mer. Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest. A house rents for an estimated €9.10/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,919/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 35% of adults. Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Hautot-sur-Mer | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Hautot-sur-Mer can choose among 2 GPs. Average lifespans in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women, 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 218 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 222, 2% more.
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 C+ to A.
Unemployment runs at 8.6%. 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Hautot-sur-Mer has 400 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Hautot-sur-Mer, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away. At the four general lycées, 95% of 610 candidates passed the bac, 2.3 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude DelvincourtNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 74%−2 pts |
| Lycée Pablo NerudaNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 141 | 91%−4 pts |
| Collège la Providence PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 93 | 99%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Hautot-sur-Mer has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne église du Petit-Appeville: Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hautot-sur-Mer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hautot-sur-Mer | 1,870 | — | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Dieppe | 28,496 | 1.9 | D− | C− | D | D |
| Offranville | 3,242 | 2.4 | A− | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 3,665 | 8 | B+ | B | A | B+ |
| Petit-Caux | 9,513 | 8.6 | A− | B− | A+ | B |
| Val-de-Scie | 2,530 | 14 | B− | B | A | B− |
| Criel-sur-Mer | 2,527 | 15 | C− | B− | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hautot-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 11 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. 91% of 141 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Pablo Neruda 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.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.03/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hautot-sur-Mer grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Hautot-sur-Mer is a commune of 1,870 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Dieppoise. 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 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.