With fewer than 1,000 residents, Veules-les-Roses falls below the line for grades. 62% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 46% of the population.
What makes Veules-les-Roses stand out
The 3 things Veules-les-Roses does most differently from other towns.
Ferme du Couvent: Photo: Papy titeuf 10 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix hosannière: Photo: Nortmannus · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Veules-les-Roses.
Who lives here
Children make up only 5.6% of Veules-les-Roses, fewer than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
62.5median age
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.7% of residents. 46% of residents are 65 or over, above Seine-Maritime’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
Veules-les-RosesSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
46%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
Old homes shape Veules-les-Roses: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Veules-les-Roses is Église Saint-Martin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Veules-les-Roses counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Since 1991, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Veules-les-Roses has higher unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 18.8%
18%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 18.4% of commuters got to work without a car. Veules-les-Roses holds 150 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €28,040 a year per consumption unit, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot9%
Public transport8%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Veules-les-Roses, 1 per working resident
18.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Veules-les-Roses’s median home price is €3,500/m²
€3,500/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 58% houses, the rest apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €11.41/m² a month, near Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.45/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Veules-les-Roses€3,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Maritime median€1,992/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,785/m²
31
€11.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €14.77/m² a month)
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Veules-les-Roses is a commune of 510 people in the Communauté de communes de la Côte d'Albâtre. 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
510 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Côte d'Albâtre
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code
76735
Veules-les-Roses’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
