Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 172 residents in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
Vénestanville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. A tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Vénestanville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vénestanville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Bretteville, in Bretteville-Saint-Laurent, 2.6 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vénestanville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vénestanville.
Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. The middle age in Vénestanville is 44.3. Aged 15 to 24: 10% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Vénestanville | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 7.5% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 9.8% of working residents in Vénestanville didn’t travel to work at all. Households’ median disposable income: €25,560 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.
The closest collège is 2.2 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maurice MaëterlinckNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 85%−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.
The market in Vénestanville: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.97/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Vénestanville. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Vénestanville.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Vénestanville is a commune of 172 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vénestanville | 172 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Offranville | 3,242 | 8.2 | A− | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Yerville | 2,731 | 8.9 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Saint-Valery-en-Caux | 3,851 | 9.8 | B | C | B+ | D |
| Val-de-Scie | 2,530 | 11 | B− | B | A | B− |
| Cany-Barville | 2,909 | 12 | B− | B | B+ | C− |
| Dieppe | 28,496 | 12 | D− | C− | D | D |
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.