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HouquetotSeine-Maritime

A town of 350 in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.

Is Houquetot a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Houquetot is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Houquetot’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Houquetot’s story

No historic monuments in Houquetot

The Culture ministry lists no building in Houquetot as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de Filières, in Gommerville, 3.2 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

Landmarks

Nothing in Houquetot is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Houquetot.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Houquetot are under 15, more than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns

40.1median age

18% of residents are 65 or over, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town. Graduates make up 31% of adults.

HouquetotSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Houquetot
HouquetotSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4426%23%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+18%23%22%
No diploma12%25%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education31%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Houquetot has lower unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

10%walk, cycle or take transit

9.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €29,190 a year per consumption unit, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.2% of working residents in Houquetot didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
0
jobs based in Houquetot, 0.1 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate

96.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Houquetot96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège André GideNearest collègeCollègeCollège13896%+7 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Houquetot is €11.83/m² a month

€11.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €11.42/m² a month. The market in Houquetot: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Houquetot€11.83/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²
€11.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.82 to €14.24/m² a month)
€11.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Houquetot

13pages on Houquetot
Nearby attractions

Vieux Château and 2 more in and around Houquetot

Heritage in and near Houquetot. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Houquetot

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Houquetot yet.

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About Houquetot

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Houquetot is a commune of 350 people in the Communauté de communes Campagne-de-Caux. 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

Population
350 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Campagne-de-Caux
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²)
INSEE code
76368

Houquetot’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Seine-Maritime →
GodervilleBolbecSaint-Romain-de-ColboscGruchet-le-ValasseCriquetot-l'EsnevalÉpouvilleGodervilleBolbecSaint-Romain-de-ColboscGruchet-le-ValasseCriquetot-l'EsnevalÉpouvilleHouquetot
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Houquetot350—————
Goderville2,8183—C+—B
Bolbec11,5904.5C−A−C−D
Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc4,7805.5B−C−A−D
Gruchet-le-Valasse3,0085.6AB+AA−
Criquetot-l'Esneval2,6686.1CCB+C
Épouville2,6018.1—C—B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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 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.