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MénervalSeine-Maritime

This town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy has a population of 178.

Is Ménerval a good place to live?

Ménerval is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 22% of homes here are second homes. 15- to 24-year-olds are 15% of the population.

What makes Ménerval stand out

The 2 things Ménerval does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Pont de Coq (également sur commune de Saumont-la-Poterie)
Pont de Coq (également sur commune de Saumont-la-Poterie) · Inscrit · Photo: Pont de coq · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ménerval’s story

Ménerval in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Ménerval; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2001First protected: Église Notre-Dame
  • 2004Most recently protected: Pont de Coq (également sur commune de Saumont-la-Poterie)
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Ménerval; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Phaubry · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont de Coq (également sur commune de Saumont-la-Poterie): Photo: Pont de coq · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ménerval.

History

Ménerval keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 57% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Ménerval; none is classé, France’s top protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
2001
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A young town: 15% of people in Ménerval are 15 to 24, more than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns

49.4median age

People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. At 49.4, the median resident of Ménerval sits in the middle of the age range.

MénervalSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ménerval
MénervalSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1513%17%17%
15–2415%11%11%
25–4419%23%23%
45–6433%25%26%
65+20%23%22%
No diploma20%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education23%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Ménerval, 9.2%, runs below Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

17%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 17.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Ménerval number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,010 a year.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%
On foot15%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Ménerval, 0.3 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ménerval than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.19/m² a month

€9.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Ménerval.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ménerval€9.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.36 to €11.47/m² a month)
€8.19/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 Ménerval

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Famous people from Ménerval

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About Ménerval

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Ménerval is a commune of 178 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières en Bray. 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
178 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières en Bray
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
INSEE code
76423

Ménerval’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 →
Forges-les-EauxGournay-en-BrayBuchyGrandvilliersNeufchâtel-en-BraySérifontaineForges-les-EauxGournay-en-BrayBuchyGrandvilliersNeufchâtel-en-BraySérifontaineMénerval
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ménerval178—————
Forges-les-Eaux3,6425.7C+B+C+C−
Gournay-en-Bray5,7236.3C−A−DB−
Buchy2,81513A−A−BC−
Grandvilliers Oise2,78615C−BDC−
Neufchâtel-en-Bray4,66215C−B+DC
Sérifontaine Oise2,78415C−B−BD−

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 4, 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.