Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 4,625 people, lies in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Montville’s overall grade is B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #12 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. It is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is a strength (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,141/m², so 70 m² costs 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin. Schools lag: brevet results 2.9 points below the expected rate.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
Each subject compares Montville 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Montville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Houppeville, 2.6 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montville.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Montville is 83.1%, about level with Seine-Maritime’s towns (84.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 5.3 mi away. For exam results, it comes #56 of 75 in Seine-Maritime.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène NoëlNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 91%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Over 2025, Montville logged 61 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes here were family violence than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 3.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Unemployment stood at 10.0%, lower than Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Montville has 1,300 jobs for 1,900 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The median disposable income is €25,900 a year per consumption unit.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 506 deaths in Montville from 2016 to 2025; there were 514, 2% more. 7 GPs practise here.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
26% of adults hold a degree, between Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Montville | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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 €2,141/m²: 150 houses and apartments sold in Montville between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.28/m² a month. Houses accounted for just over nine in ten sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,143/m² | 137 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Montville.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montville | 4,625 | — | B+ | B | A− | B+ |
| Malaunay | 6,221 | 2.1 | C+ | C | B+ | A− |
| Houppeville | 2,814 | 2.5 | — | C− | — | A |
| Le Houlme | 4,130 | 3.2 | C− | C+ | C | A− |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville | 7,071 | 4.3 | C− | C | C+ | C+ |
| Isneauville | 3,716 | 4.5 | A | D | B+ | A− |
| Quincampoix | 3,103 | 4.7 | — | B− | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #16 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns and #56 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,141/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.65/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montville grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Montville is a commune of 4,625 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
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.