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Some 1,446 people live in this town, in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Health is its strong suit (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools lag (D): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €1,905/m² costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo. Walkability is weaker too: 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Arnoult 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.
The 2 things Saint-Arnoult does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Arnoult 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.
Saint-Arnoult has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Arnoult as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir des Rocques dit Maison Blanche, in Rives-en-Seine, 1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Arnoult.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 5.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 80%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Of those in the labour force, 7.3% are unemployed. 4.1% 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. Per resident in work, Saint-Arnoult counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 650 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Seine-Maritime is 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 77 deaths in Saint-Arnoult between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 95: 19% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Arnoult is Ch Lillebonne Chi Caux Vallee de Seine, 5.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
19% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.6% of the town. The median resident of Saint-Arnoult is 42 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Arnoult | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,905/m²: 38 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Arnoult between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.24/m² a month, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.36/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,905/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Saint-Arnoult. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Victor-Hugo2 km south, in Rives-en-Seine
MuseumMuséoSeine3.7 km east, in Rives-en-SeineMuseumMuseumMusée Biochet-Brechot3.9 km east, in Rives-en-SeineMuseumMuseumMaison Vacquerie2 km south, in Rives-en-SeineMuseumMuseumMaison des Templiers3.9 km east, in Rives-en-SeineChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Guerche1.2 km southeast, in Rives-en-SeinePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Saint-Arnoult is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Arnoult yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Arnoult | 1,446 | — | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Rives-en-Seine | 4,002 | 2.6 | C | B− | B | C+ |
| Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine | 10,617 | 4.7 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Arelaune-en-Seine | 2,546 | 5.2 | B | B+ | A | B+ |
| Lillebonne | 8,541 | 6 | C− | B | C+ | D− |
| Le Trait | 4,704 | 6.9 | C | B | C | B+ |
| Yvetot | 11,438 | 7.1 | C− | B− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Arnoult has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,905/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Arnoult grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Saint-Arnoult is a commune of 1,446 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.