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Sainte-GenevièveSeine-Maritime

Some 255 people live in this town, in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.

Is Sainte-Geneviève a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sainte-Geneviève out for now.

Sainte-Geneviève’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sainte-Geneviève’s story

No historic monuments in Sainte-Geneviève

The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Geneviève as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Fontaine-en-Bray, 1 mi away.

60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Sainte-Geneviève is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Geneviève.

Who lives here

Few people in Sainte-Geneviève are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

49.3median age

19% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of Sainte-Geneviève have a median age of 49.3. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents.

Sainte-GenevièveSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Geneviève
Sainte-GenevièveSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–248.7%11%11%
25–4420%23%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+21%23%22%
No diploma30%25%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education19%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Sainte-Geneviève walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Unemployment stood at 12.0%, between Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Sainte-Geneviève at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,170 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Sainte-Geneviève, 0.2 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Sainte-Geneviève costs less than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.86/m² a month

€9.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Sainte-Geneviève from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Geneviève€9.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.17 to €11.92/m² a month)
€6.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Geneviève

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About Sainte-Geneviève

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Sainte-Geneviève is a commune of 255 people in the Communauté de communes Communauté Bray-Eawy. 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
255 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Communauté Bray-Eawy
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.3 km²)
INSEE code
76578

Sainte-Geneviève’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Seine-Maritime →
Neufchâtel-en-BrayBuchyForges-les-EauxVal-de-ScieQuincampoixIsneauvilleNeufchâtel-en-BrayBuchyForges-les-EauxVal-de-ScieQuincampoixIsneauvilleSainte-Geneviève
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sainte-Geneviève255—————
Neufchâtel-en-Bray4,6625.1C−B+DC
Buchy2,8156.1A−A−BC−
Forges-les-Eaux3,6426.3C+B+C+C−
Val-de-Scie2,53014B−BAB−
Quincampoix3,10315—B−—A+
Isneauville3,71617ADB+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.