A town of contrasts. Its strongest subject is jobs & income: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. At B− overall, Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc is better than 50% of compared French towns and ranks #24 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. It also does well on safety (A−) — an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc’s ages would predict, 106 per 100 expected, above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Seine-Maritime: 84.7 years for women and 78.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 664 deaths in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc from 2016 to 2025; there were 879, 32% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc is Hopital Jacques Monod Ch le Havre, 7.9 mi away. There are 12 general practitioners in the town.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
12
GPs in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Jacques Monod Ch le Havre
7.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Jacques Monod Ch le Havre
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc runs lower than in 82% of compared French towns
The police record for Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc lists 68 offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc (2,700 to 2,000): it draws people in from around. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc (2025).
5.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage31
Other physical violence21
Sexual violence10
Family violence6
Fraud25
Theft without violence14
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
68
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (8.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HousingCost of living C−
The middle sale price in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc: €2,436/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.09/m² a month, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. In Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc, houses go for €2,400/m² and apartments for €2,561/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.44/m² a month.
€2,436/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc€2,436/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,400/m²
147
Apartments
€2,561/m²
41
€13.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.73 to €15.96/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Le Havre Seine Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc, 6.8%, runs below Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income is €27,880 a year per consumption unit. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.8% of commuters travelled at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot7%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,700
jobs based in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc, 1.3 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 27% of people in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc are 65 or over, more than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
28% of adults hold a degree, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here. The median resident of Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc is 43.1 years old.
43.1median age
Saint-Romain-de-ColboscSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc: 3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for just over a tenth of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc is Croix de village en pierre dans le jardin de l'église. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc
Is Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc safe?
It grades A− for safety, #15 of 70 in Seine-Maritime.
Are schools in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #47 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc grades C− for cost of living.
About Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc is a commune of 4,780 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
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.
