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The town, home to 1,278 people, lies in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Where it does best is health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.9% unemployment. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 4.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.4 points below the expected rate. Getting around depends on the car: one in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,717/m² costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Montigny 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.
Each subject compares Montigny 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.
Montigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Montigny does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montigny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Georges-de-Boscherville, in Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville, 1.9 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Montigny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montigny.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
84.6% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Montigny, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 1.5 mi to the nearest one. At the two general lycées, 91% of 273 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles GounodNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 71%−10 pts |
| Lycée Georges BaptisteNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 22 | 95% |
| Collège AlainBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 130 | 85%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
98 deaths in Montigny between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 127: 23% below. Average lifespans in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women, 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Seine-Maritime town has 2 family doctors.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.1% of commuters at the census. 5.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: 21% of residents are under 15. 6.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Montigny | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,717/m²: 54 houses and apartments sold in Montigny between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.94/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €12.41/m² a month, in line with Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,717/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Montigny. Best known first.
MuseumMusée maritime fluvial et portuaire de Rouen4.6 km east, in Rouen
MuseumPavillon Flaubert3.5 km southeast, in Canteleu
ChâteauChâteau de Canteleu3.1 km southeast, in CanteleuAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Georges de Boscherville3.1 km southwest, in Saint-Martin-de-BoschervilleAttractionAttractionPont Gustave-Flaubert5 km east, in RouenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Bondeville4.9 km northeast, in Notre-Dame-de-BondevillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montigny yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Montigny is a commune of 1,278 people in the Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny | 1,278 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Canteleu | 14,402 | 1.6 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Maromme | 10,957 | 2.2 | C− | B− | D | B+ |
| Déville-lès-Rouen | 10,802 | 2.4 | D | C | C− | C |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville | 7,071 | 3 | C− | C | C+ | C+ |
| Mont-Saint-Aignan | 20,165 | 3.6 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Le Petit-Quevilly | 22,208 | 3.7 | D− | C+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. 95% of 22 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Georges Baptiste in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,717/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montigny grades C+ for cost of living.
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 8, 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.