Work and incomes are strong: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well — 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,361/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Roumare has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Roumare 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 Roumare.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Roumare is better off than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,930 a year per consumption unit
5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment stands at 7.3%. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Roumare didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Roumare, 0.4 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Roumare run higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women, 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Adjusted for age and care homes, Roumare records 101 deaths per 100 expected, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (94) and compared French towns (88) alike. 104 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 102: 1% above. The nearest emergency department to Roumare is Clinique du Cedre, 7 mi away.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Roumare · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique du Cedre
6.1 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
Degrees are more common in Roumare than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 40% of adults
The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. 9.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under-15s account for 20% of the population.
44.1median age
RoumareSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
86.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Roumare, 88.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 2.1 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.4 mi away.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Roumare is graded a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,361/m²: 36 houses and apartments sold in Roumare between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.94/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.41/m² a month, about level with both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,361/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Roumare€2,361/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,361/m²
36
€12.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.31 to €14.94/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Roumare
Is Roumare safe?
Roumare has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Roumare good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Roumare expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,361/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roumare grades B− for cost of living.
About Roumare
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Roumare is a commune of 1,560 people in the Communauté de communes Inter-Caux-Vexin. 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.