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Some 1,693 people live in this town, in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
The local economy does well: 2.1 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment. Health is a weak point (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,283/m² costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Fécamp Caux Littoral Agglomération. It lags on walkability as well: 2% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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. Saint-Léonard 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-Léonard does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Léonard 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-Léonard 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-Léonard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'ancien château, in Fécamp, 1.5 mi away.
15% 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-Léonard.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Seine-Maritime, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 150 deaths in Saint-Léonard between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 137: 10% above. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Léonard is Chi du Pays des Hautes Falaises Fecamp, 1.4 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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
At the census, 6.4% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €27,550 a year per consumption unit, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Léonard | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.3 mi away. The bac pass rate near Saint-Léonard is 93.1%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges CuvierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 71 | 80%−2 pts |
| Lycée Guy de MaupassantNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 339 | 94%−2 pts |
| Collège privé la Providence PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 152 | 97%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,283/m²: 60 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Léonard between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,345/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Léonard. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Pêcheries2.6 km north, in Fécamp
RuinsChâteau de Fécamp2.4 km northeast, in Fécamp
MuseumPalais Bénédictine2.3 km north, in FécampAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de la Trinité de Fécamp2.5 km northeast, in FécampChâteauChâteauChâteau des Ifs5 km southeast, in Tourville-les-IfsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Saint-Léonard 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-Léonard 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-Léonard | 1,693 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Fécamp | 17,313 | 1.4 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Goderville | 2,818 | 6.5 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Criquetot-l'Esneval | 2,668 | 7.9 | C | C | B+ | C |
| Terres-de-Caux | 4,245 | 12 | B | B | A+ | C |
| Bolbec | 11,590 | 13 | C− | A− | C− | D |
| Cany-Barville | 2,909 | 13 | B− | B | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Léonard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns. 94% of 339 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Guy de Maupassant in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,283/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Léonard grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Saint-Léonard is a commune of 1,693 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Fécamp Caux Littoral Agglomération. 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.