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LillebonneSeine-Maritime

In Seine-Maritime, Normandy, this town has 8,541 residents.

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Cock Robin en concert à Lillebonne en octobre 2017

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Is Lillebonne a good place to live?

Residents’ health trails most towns (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,564/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo. Fewer journeys need a car (A−): 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, ranking #51 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. Set against the rest, it does better than 17% of compared French towns.

Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

What makes Lillebonne stand out

The 3 things Lillebonne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Lillebonne grades

Each subject compares Lillebonne 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.

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Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Giogo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lillebonne’s story

Lillebonne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lillebonne counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Ruines du théâtre antique
  • 1988Most recently protected: Maison de maître
  • 1995The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lillebonne.

HealthHealth D−

Deaths in Lillebonne run above what its ages would predict: 120 per 100 expected, more than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

At birth, a girl in Seine-Maritime can expect 84.7 years and a boy 78.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 1,157 residents of Lillebonne died, against 850 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 36% more. There are 15 general practitioners locally.

+20%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw136
Adjusted120
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Lillebonne · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Lillebonne Chi Caux Vallee de Seine
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Lillebonne Chi Caux Vallee de Seine
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Lillebonne has higher unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 18.3%

Lillebonne holds 5,550 jobs; 3,200 of its residents are in work, so 1.7 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €21,430 a year per consumption unit, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 4.5% of working residents in Lillebonne to work at the census.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot9%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
5,550
jobs based in Lillebonne, 1.7 per working resident
18.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns

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

Schools

81.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 2.9 points below the expected rate

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

Near Lillebonne, 96.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #51 of 75 in Seine-Maritime.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lillebonne81.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Lillebonne96.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre Mendès FranceNearest collègeCollègeCollège15789%+2 pts
Lycée Guillaume Le ConquérantNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée31396%−1 pt
Collège Albert CalmetteBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollègeCollège15784%+1 pt

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
81.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.9 pts against the expected rate
0.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

History

Lillebonne has 4 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Since 1995, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Lillebonne is Ruines du théâtre antique.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Antiquity
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected
1995
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
12%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Safety

Lillebonne has more crime per resident than 59% of compared French towns

Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Lillebonne (2025). The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.9 violent offenses and 13.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Over 2025, Lillebonne logged 194 recorded offenses.

9.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage80
Other physical violence30
Family violence29
Sexual violence26
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles9
Burglary8
Drug use48
Fraud39
Theft without violence38

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

9.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
194
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

HousingCost of living B

Lillebonne’s grade for cost of living: a B

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

Apartments in Lillebonne sell for €1,554/m², houses for €1,570/m². 265 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,564/m². Houses made up 82% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.

€1,564/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lillebonne€1,564/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,570/m²216
Apartments€1,554/m²49
€11.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.31 to €15.30/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Fewer people in Lillebonne hold a degree than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 17%

Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 21% of the population.

41.6median age
LillebonneSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lillebonne
LillebonneSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4424%23%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+21%23%22%
No diploma27%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education17%22%30%

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Lillebonne and 6 more in and around Lillebonne

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Lillebonne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lillebonne

15pages on Lillebonne

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lillebonne counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ruines du théâtre antique: Photo: Silwo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lillebonne

7 notable people were born in Lillebonne.

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Photo credits

Annie Ernaux: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Lillebonne’s neighbors

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

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Port-Jérôme-sur-SeineGruchet-le-ValasseBolbecSaint-Romain-de-ColboscRives-en-SeineTerres-de-CauxPort-Jérôme-sur-SeineGruchet-le-ValasseBolbecSaint-Romain-de-ColboscRives-en-SeineTerres-de-CauxLillebonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lillebonne8,541—C−BC+D−
Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine10,6172.7A−BAB+
Gruchet-le-Valasse3,0083.2AB+AA−
Bolbec11,5904.4C−A−C−D
Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc4,7808.1B−C−A−D
Rives-en-Seine4,0028.5CB−BC+
Terres-de-Caux4,2459.2BBA+C

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

Questions about Lillebonne

Is Lillebonne safe?

It grades C+ for safety, #31 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 80 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Lillebonne good?

They grade C−, better than 25% of compared French towns and #51 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Lillebonne expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,564/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.94/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lillebonne grades B for cost of living.

About Lillebonne

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Lillebonne is a commune of 8,541 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo. 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
8,541 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code
76384

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.