Under 15: 18% of residents. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, higher than Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). 18% of residents are 65 or over.

42.4median age

PaluelSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Seine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

18%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Paluel
	Paluel	Seine-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	18%	17%	17%
15–24	7%	11%	11%
25–44	28%	23%	23%
45–64	29%	25%	26%
65+	18%	23%	22%
No diploma	21%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	29%	22%	30%

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Ages42.4 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households190 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Paluel?”

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

History

Paluel keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Paluel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Chapelle de Janville. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Chapelle de Janville 15th & 16th c.

15th c.

oldest protected part

1943

first monument protected

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Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Paluel?”

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

Work & commute

Paluel has lower unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%

Paluel has 2,300 jobs for 200 working residents, 12.1 per worker. At the census, 19.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,040 a year per consumption unit.

20%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%

On foot18%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

2,300

jobs based in Paluel, 12.1 per working resident

5.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,040

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here2,300 jobs based here · 12.1 per working resident Getting to work20% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,040 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Paluel is €11.49/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.06/m² a month. Paluel recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Paluel€11.49/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²

€11.49/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.39 to €14.06/m² a month)

€9.06/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€11.49/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Janville and 5 more in and around Paluel

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Paluel. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Janvillein town MuseumMuseumMémoire d'Albâtre - Site du Pont Rougein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Anglesqueville-les-Murs2.2 km east, in Saint-Sylvain ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Auberville3.6 km southwest, in Auberville-la-Manuel Theme parkTheme parkLa Ferme du Lac4.5 km south, in Vittefleur AttractionAttractionLuge d'été4.4 km south, in Vittefleur

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Paluel

12pages on Paluel

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.8 mi away Work & commute2,300 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.4 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Paluel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Château de JanvilleChâteau · 17th & 19th c.

Chapelle de JanvilleChapel · 15th & 16th c.

Photo credits

Château de Janville: Photo: Johan Allard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle de Janville: Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Paluel

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Paluel yet.

How we find them →

Paluel’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 →

Saint-Valery-en-CauxCany-BarvilleFécampTerres-de-CauxYvetotYervillePaluel

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Paluel	406	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Valery-en-Caux	3,851	3.7	B	C	B⁺	D
Cany-Barville	2,909	3.8	B⁻	B	B⁺	C⁻
Fécamp	17,313	13	D	C⁺	C⁻	D
Terres-de-Caux	4,245	13	B	B	A⁺	C
Yvetot	11,438	17	C⁻	B⁻	C⁻	C
Yerville	2,731	17	B⁺	B	A⁻	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Paluel

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Paluel is a commune of 406 people in the Communauté de communes de la Côte d'Albâtre. 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: 406 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Côte d'Albâtre
Département: Seine-Maritime (76)
Région: Normandy
Area: 4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code: 76493

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.