Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
818 people call this town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Orival falls below the line for grades.
Orival has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orival.
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, higher than Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). At 42.8, the median resident of Orival sits in the middle of the age range. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Orival | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Orival is Temple gallo-romain de la Mare-aux-Anglais. This Seine-Maritime town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Orival holds 50 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, between Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,710 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 74% passed the bac pro, of 163 candidates at 2 lycées. Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one. At the three general lycées, 95% of 655 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Arthur RimbaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 108 | 80%±0 pts |
| Lycée des métiers Ferdinand BuissonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 185 | 95%±0 pts |
| Collège Jacques-Yves CousteauBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 82 | 77%+8 pts |
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.
Orival recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 96% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Orival. Best known first.
The list names few of Orival’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Orival as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orival | 818 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf | 8,443 | 1.5 | D | B− | C− | D |
| Cléon | 4,795 | 1.7 | C | B+ | B− | D |
| Elbeuf | 15,474 | 2 | D | A− | D− | D− |
| Grand-Couronne | 9,768 | 2.5 | C+ | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf | 10,476 | 2.6 | D | B | C− | C |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf | 8,306 | 3.6 | C− | C+ | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Orival is a commune of 818 people in the Métropole Rouen Normandie. 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) · 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.