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A town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, home to 490 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Notre-Dame-du-Bec has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Notre-Dame-du-Bec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien charnier, dit Aître de Brisgaret, in Montivilliers, 3 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Notre-Dame-du-Bec 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 Notre-Dame-du-Bec.
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and near compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older. At 41.1, the median resident of Notre-Dame-du-Bec sits in the middle of the age range.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Notre-Dame-du-Bec | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.8% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €29,830 a year per consumption unit, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Notre-Dame-du-Bec didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.7 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges BrassensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 91%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.42/m² a month. 11 houses and apartments changed hands in Notre-Dame-du-Bec from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Notre-Dame-du-Bec yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Notre-Dame-du-Bec is a commune of 490 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Havre Seine Métropole. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-du-Bec | 490 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Épouville | 2,601 | 2 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Montivilliers | 15,478 | 3.5 | C− | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Criquetot-l'Esneval | 2,668 | 4.2 | C | C | B+ | C |
| Fontaine-la-Mallet | 2,725 | 4.8 | — | D | — | A− |
| Octeville-sur-Mer | 6,172 | 5 | B | D | A+ | B− |
| Gainneville | 2,548 | 5.5 | — | C | — | A− |
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.