Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 622 residents in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sainte-Foy falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Foy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château, in Longueville-sur-Scie, 0.9 mi away.
18% 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 Sainte-Foy.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. 26% of adults hold a degree, between Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Sainte-Foy has a median age of 41.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Foy | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment is 7.8%. Jobs located in Sainte-Foy: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.1 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,960 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MalaurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 88%+1 pt |
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.
Sainte-Foy recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Sainte-Foy. Best known first.
Nothing in Sainte-Foy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sainte-Foy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy | 622 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val-de-Scie | 2,530 | 5.7 | B− | B | A | B− |
| Offranville | 3,242 | 6.5 | A− | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 3,665 | 6.9 | B+ | B | A | B+ |
| Dieppe | 28,496 | 8.9 | D− | C− | D | D |
| Petit-Caux | 9,513 | 12 | A− | B− | A+ | B |
| Yerville | 2,731 | 14 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Sainte-Foy is a commune of 622 people in the Communauté de communes Terroir de Caux. 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) · 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.