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Home to 1,308 people, this town lies in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is its weak spot (D−). Buying 70 m² at the median €1,885/m² takes 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole Rouen Normandie. Schools lag: brevet results 2 points below the expected rate.
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Saint-Paër 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-Paër 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-Paër has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Paër does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Paër has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Paër has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Launay: Photo: Paubry · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Paër.
The median disposable income was €28,040 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Saint-Paër, for 600 working residents (0.1 per worker). 4.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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-Paër is Centre hospitalier Saint Julien Petit Quevilly, 10.2 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 77 residents of Saint-Paër died, against 117 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 34% fewer. Average lifespans in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women, 78.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 4.2 mi away. A collège lies 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gustave FlaubertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 86%−2 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.
Homes sold for a median €1,885/m², lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€1,992/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 38 homes in Saint-Paër.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,885/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Saint-Paër has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Line up the people of Saint-Paër by age and the one in the middle is 45.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Paër | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Paër yet.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Saint-Paër is a commune of 1,308 people in the Métropole Rouen Normandie. 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
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-Paër | 1,308 | — | — | B | — | A |
| Duclair | 3,996 | 2.2 | C | C+ | B+ | C |
| Barentin | 12,022 | 3.6 | C | B | C | C |
| Le Trait | 4,704 | 4.1 | C | B | C | B+ |
| Pavilly | 6,029 | 4.7 | C | B− | B | D |
| Arelaune-en-Seine | 2,546 | 6.1 | B | B+ | A | B+ |
| Le Houlme | 4,130 | 6.8 | C− | C+ | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Paër 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 4.6 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 34% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Paër grades B for cost of living.
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.