Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. People here tend to be in good health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability: 2% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on jobs & income as well (C) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt 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 Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Château du Val-d'Arques · Classé · Photo: Paubry76 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt’s story
Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt works less well than 96% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 6.9%, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.1% of commuters at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €25,790 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt, 0.2 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 4% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt costs less than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
44 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,949/m².
€1,949/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt€1,949/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,949/m²
44
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €11.72/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
86.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 1.8 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt, 81.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.4 mi away. At the general lycée, 93% of 67 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 83 per 100 expected, below Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Seine-Maritime, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 73 deaths in Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 88: 17% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt is Ch Lillebonne Chi Caux Vallee de Seine, 4.8 mi away.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw83
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Lillebonne Chi Caux Vallee de Seine
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Lillebonne Chi Caux Vallee de Seine
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt: 20% were built before 1919, more than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt is Château du Val-d'Arques. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt, above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
20% of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.6%, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 22% have a degree.
40.7median age
Saint-Eustache-la-ForêtSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt
Is Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt safe?
Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,949/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt is a commune of 1,194 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
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.
