Val-de-Scie’s grades pull in different directions. Crime is low (A): an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, Val-de-Scie earns a B−, better than 52% of compared French towns. It ranks #23 of 70 in Seine-Maritime. The weak point is schools (D) — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,831/m², so 70 m² costs 5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Terroir de Caux. Jobs & income is weaker too (D) — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.2% unemployment.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Val-de-Scie 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Val-de-Scie than in 93% of compared French towns
29 offenses were reported in Val-de-Scie during 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were family violence than anything else (2025).
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence17
Criminal damage12
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
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.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
24.3%
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 24.3% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Val-de-Scie is graded a D for jobs & income
Unemployment is 13.2%. The median disposable income was €23,730 a year per consumption unit, near Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 8.0% of working residents in Val-de-Scie went to work by public transport.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport8%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
700
jobs based in Val-de-Scie, 0.7 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Val-de-Scie costs less than in Seine-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.92/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,831/m²: 79 houses and apartments sold in Val-de-Scie between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €9.40/m² a month.
€1,831/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Val-de-Scie€1,831/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,817/m²
78
€10.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.63 to €13.81/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terroir de Caux
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Val-de-Scie sees 87 deaths per 100 expected, against 94 in Seine-Maritime’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 239 deaths in Val-de-Scie between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 234: 2% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Val-de-Scie is Ch Dieppe, 14.3 mi away. The town has 5 family doctors.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Val-de-Scie · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Dieppe
14.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Dieppe
84.7 · 78.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 20% of Val-de-Scie, above Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 19% have a degree. Val-de-Scie has a median age of 42.1 years.
42.1median age
Val-de-ScieSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Val-de-Scie
Is Val-de-Scie safe?
It grades A for safety, #6 of 70 in Seine-Maritime.
Are schools in Val-de-Scie good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns and #71 of 75 in Seine-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Val-de-Scie expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,831/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Val-de-Scie grades B for cost of living.
About Val-de-Scie
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Val-de-Scie is a commune of 2,530 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
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.
