Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on walkability: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. What holds it back is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results trail most towns (C): bac results 2.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. The overall grade comes out at B+, #13 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. Nationally, it does better than two thirds of compared French towns.
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.
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 Sainte-Adresse 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.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Adresse.
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Sainte-Adresse costs more than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,306/m²
€3,306/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Sainte-Adresse sell for €3,581/m² and apartments for €3,153/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.20/m² a month, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Among the homes sold, 49% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sainte-Adresse€3,306/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,581/m²
177
Apartments
€3,153/m²
181
€14.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.02 to €18.28/m² a month)
9.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.74/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
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Sainte-Adresse’s ages would predict, 70 per 100 expected, under Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Sainte-Adresse can choose among 5 GPs. 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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,092 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 824, 25% fewer.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Sainte-Adresse · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de L Estuaire
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de L Estuaire
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Sainte-Adresse run higher than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: a median €36,540 a year per consumption unit
13%walk, cycle or take transit
1,200 jobs are based in Sainte-Adresse, for 2,700 working residents (0.4 per worker). 7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.7% of working residents in Sainte-Adresse went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport6%
Bicycle5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,200
jobs based in Sainte-Adresse, 0.4 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€36,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Sainte-Adresse than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 50% of adults
54.2median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of residents, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 33% of residents are 65 or older. Under 15: 13% of residents.
Sainte-AdresseSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education50%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sainte-Adresse keeps more of its old housing than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Sainte-Adresse counts 7.1 protected monuments, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (2.6) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. This Seine-Maritime town has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
84.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the 14 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
94%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 650 candidates at 7 lycées. The bac pass rate near Sainte-Adresse is 90.5%, about level with Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #42 of 75 in Seine-Maritime.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Sainte-Adresse has less crime per resident than 65% of compared French towns
3.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
For 2025, the figures show 127 offenses in Sainte-Adresse. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 3.2 violent offenses and 15.2 graded property crimes a year. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage57
Burglary36
Other physical violence15
Sexual violence11
Theft from vehicles8
Fraud47
Drug use37
Theft without violence29
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.
3.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
127
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.8%
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 family violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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About Sainte-Adresse
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Sainte-Adresse is a commune of 7,004 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
Population
7,004 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Le Havre Seine Métropole
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)
INSEE code
76552
Sainte-Adresse’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sainte-Adresse
Is Sainte-Adresse safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #24 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sainte-Adresse good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #42 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. The lycée stands out: 98% of 162 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Jeanne d'Arc - site Coty in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sainte-Adresse expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Adresse grades D for cost of living.
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.
