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Population 172: a town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Rétonval has none. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Rétonval does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rétonval as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne minoterie Lambotte, in Aumale, 7.8 mi away.
33% 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 Rétonval.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Degrees are held by 13% of adults, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: residents of Rétonval have a median age of 48.6.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Rétonval | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,600 a year per consumption unit, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Rétonval, for 50 working residents (0.5 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 11.2% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Rétonval: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Rétonval is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Rétonval.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rétonval | 172 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 2,819 | 7.9 | C | A− | C | D |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 4,662 | 9.1 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 3,642 | 15 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 3,665 | 17 | B+ | B | A | B+ |
| Eu | 6,499 | 18 | C | B− | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Rétonval is a commune of 172 people in the Communauté de communes interrégionale Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle. 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.