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This town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy has a population of 1,816.
Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for walkability — nearly a third of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,439/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Le Havre Seine Métropole.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Jouin-Bruneval 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 one thing Saint-Jouin-Bruneval does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Jouin-Bruneval 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-Jouin-Bruneval has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jouin-Bruneval as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de l'Ecluse, in Criquetot-l'Esneval, 5.1 mi away.
20% 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 Saint-Jouin-Bruneval.
Jobs located in Saint-Jouin-Bruneval: 200, for 850 residents in work (0.2 each). The median disposable income was €29,250 a year per consumption unit, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Public transport took 2.5% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jouin-Bruneval is Hopital Jacques Monod Ch le Havre, 7.8 mi away. 104 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 126: 18% below. Life expectancy in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The town has one family doctor.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
60 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Jouin-Bruneval, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,439/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €11.42/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,452/m² | 59 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town. The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Saint-Jouin-Bruneval is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Jouin-Bruneval.
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-Jouin-Bruneval | 1,816 | — | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Criquetot-l'Esneval | 2,668 | 4.2 | C | C | B+ | C |
| Épouville | 2,601 | 5.8 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Octeville-sur-Mer | 6,172 | 6.3 | B | D | A+ | B− |
| Montivilliers | 15,478 | 6.6 | C− | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Fontaine-la-Mallet | 2,725 | 7.2 | — | D | — | A− |
| Goderville | 2,818 | 8.6 | — | C+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 3.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,439/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jouin-Bruneval grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval is a commune of 1,816 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Havre Seine Métropole. 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 9, 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.