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Wanchy-CapvalSeine-Maritime

326 people call this town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy home.

Is Wanchy-Capval a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Wanchy-Capval is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.

What makes Wanchy-Capval stand out

The one thing Wanchy-Capval does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Wanchy-Capval

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

The nearest classé monument is Restes de la croix de cimetière, in Osmoy-Saint-Valery, 4.9 mi away.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Wanchy-Capval 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 Wanchy-Capval.

Who lives here

Few people in Wanchy-Capval are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

50median age

16% of adults hold a degree, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Wanchy-Capval in two is 50. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.

Wanchy-CapvalSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Wanchy-Capval
Wanchy-CapvalSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–247.8%11%11%
25–4420%23%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma29%25%19%
CAP or BEP28%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education16%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Wanchy-Capval has lower unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

3.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €22,090 a year per consumption unit, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Wanchy-Capval, 0.5 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
17%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

80.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

80.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 9.3 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Wanchy-Capval80.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Paul-Henri CahingtNearest collègeCollègeCollège4980%+3 pts
80.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Wanchy-Capval costs less than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.54/m² a month

€8.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Wanchy-Capval. House rents are put at about €7.98/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Wanchy-Capval€8.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €10.56/m² a month)
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Everything we know about Wanchy-Capval

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About Wanchy-Capval

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Wanchy-Capval is a commune of 326 people in the Communauté de communes de Londinières. 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
326 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Londinières
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.4 km²)
INSEE code
76749

Wanchy-Capval’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 →
Saint-Nicolas-d'AliermontPetit-CauxNeufchâtel-en-BrayCriel-sur-MerBlangy-sur-BresleDieppeSaint-Nicolas-d'AliermontPetit-CauxNeufchâtel-en-BrayCriel-sur-MerBlangy-sur-BresleDieppeWanchy-Capval
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Wanchy-Capval326—————
Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont3,6656.3B+BAB+
Petit-Caux9,5139A−B−A+B
Neufchâtel-en-Bray4,6629.6C−B+DC
Criel-sur-Mer2,52711C−B−C+C
Blangy-sur-Bresle2,81913CA−CD
Dieppe28,49613D−C−DD

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 8, 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.