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Some 1,406 people live in this town, in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability (D). Buying 70 m² at the median €2,172/m² takes 6.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole Rouen Normandie.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Hénouville 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 Hénouville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hénouville 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.
Hénouville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Hénouville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage in and near Hénouville. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hénouville.
The median disposable income was €31,890 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.9% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
Women in Seine-Maritime live to 84.7 on average and men to 78.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 81 residents of Hénouville died, against 108 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Hénouville is Centre hospitalier Saint Julien Petit Quevilly, 6 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 B− to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 43 homes in Hénouville. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.94/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.41/m² a month, about level with both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,172/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
20% are under 15, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 45% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Hénouville | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
The list names few of Hénouville’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hénouville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hénouville | 1,406 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Maromme | 10,957 | 3.6 | C− | B− | D | B+ |
| Duclair | 3,996 | 3.8 | C | C+ | B+ | C |
| Canteleu | 14,402 | 3.9 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Le Houlme | 4,130 | 4.1 | C− | C+ | C | A− |
| Déville-lès-Rouen | 10,802 | 4.3 | D | C | C− | C |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville | 7,071 | 4.3 | C− | C | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hénouville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hénouville grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Hénouville is a commune of 1,406 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
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.