Pavilly’s weakest is jobs & income (D) — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 12.4% unemployment. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 8.3 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,855/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Caux - Austreberthe. The overall grade lands at C, #39 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. It comes out better than 26% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Pavilly 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pavilly.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Pavilly’s ages would predict, 108 per 100 expected, above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 750 residents of Pavilly died, against 568 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% more. 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 9 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Pavilly is Clinique du Cedre, 10.3 mi away.
+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Pavilly · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique du Cedre
9.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Belvedere
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Pavilly: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Pavilly is Château d'Esneval. This Seine-Maritime town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D
For jobs & income, Pavilly gets a D
At the census, 10.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,960 a year per consumption unit. The unemployment rate comes to 12.4%.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,550
jobs based in Pavilly, 0.6 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Pavilly has less crime per resident than 59% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Pavilly was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 90 offenses here in 2025.
8.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage33
Family violence28
Theft from vehicles10
Burglary9
Sexual violence5
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Fraud35
Drug use31
Theft without violence17
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.
8.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
90
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
87.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 0.7 mi to the nearest one. Ranked by results, schools here are #23 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. Near Pavilly, 93.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and near compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
For cost of living, Pavilly gets a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.22/m² a month, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The median price, €1,855/m², comes from 175 sales of houses and apartments in Pavilly from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.82/m² a month.
€1,855/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pavilly€1,855/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,810/m²
164
€11.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.45 to €13.32/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,810
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Caux - Austreberthe
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Pavilly than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, about level with Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%). Residents of Pavilly have a median age of 44.7. 17% of residents are children under 15.
44.7median age
PavillySeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pavilly
Is Pavilly safe?
It grades B for safety, #27 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pavilly good?
They grade C+, better than 45% of compared French towns and #23 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. 95% of 331 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Thomas Corneille in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pavilly expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,855/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pavilly grades B− for cost of living.
About Pavilly
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Pavilly is a commune of 6,029 people in the Communauté de communes Caux - Austreberthe. 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
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.
