Dept 76 Rank #57 / 96
Seine-Maritime
Normandie · Nearest city: Rouen → Paris TGV (~1h)
🚄 TGV
Étretat chalk cliffs, Alabaster Coast
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Seine-Maritime pairs low natural-hazard exposure, mild summers and good rail links with the greyest skies in France as its main drag. La Seine-Maritime associe une faible exposition aux risques naturels, des étés doux et de bonnes liaisons ferroviaires au ciel le plus gris de France, son principal handicap.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,630h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~5 sun hours each year.
#3 least sunny of 96
Sunny days
116/yr
days >50% sunlit
p2 of 96
Rain days
129/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 2 fewer rain days each year.
p80 of 96
Annual rainfall
702mm/yr
total volume
p52 of 96
Heavy rain
2/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p10 of 96
Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p13 of 96
Hot days >30°
7/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p6 of 96
Winter mildness
6/10
2.8 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.1 °C per year.
p61 of 96
Wind
3.6m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p92 of 96
Muggy days
2/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p13 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
20
J
23
J
23
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+1 days · +1 so far
Tropical nights ~+4 nights · 0 so far
Frost days ~-14 days · -10 so far
Dry-soil days ~+25 days
Landscape
Landscape score
4/10
p38 of 96
Max elevation
247m
p19 of 96
Forest cover
16.1%
p22 of 96
Characteristics
🌊 Coastline
Étretat chalk cliffs, Alabaster Coast
Identity
Seine-Maritime is the birthplace of François Hollande (avocat).
Notable figures born here
François Hollande — avocatGustave Flaubert — écrivainGuy de Maupassant — écrivainPierre Corneille — écrivainLouis de Broglie — physicienAnnie Ernaux — écrivainMarcel Duchamp — artiste peintreÉdouard IV — monarqueAndré Maurois — philosopheJean Dubuffet — artiste peintre
Terroir & appellations
Seine-Maritime lies within protected appellation areas, including Calvados, Neufchâtel, Eau-de-vie de cidre de Normandie.
CalvadosNeufchâtelEau-de-vie de cidre de NormandieHuître de NormandieCidre de NormandieVolailles de NormandiePorc de NormandiePommeau de NormandieEaux-de-vie de poiré de Normandie
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Pierre le Pesant de Boisguilbert
- Gustave Flaubert
- Victor Hugo
- Henri Grouès dit l'Abbé Pierre
- +5 more
- Jardin du Mesnil
- Jardin du Crapaud à trois pattes
- Jardin plume
- Jardin des sculptures
- +6 more
Station classée de tourisme (19)
Risks
Safety score
7/10
Flood risk
Low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p21 of 96
Fire risk
Very low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p10 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p14 of 96
Major risks present
⚛ Nuclear nearby Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 100% p92 of 96
Ground movement Very high 93.8% p62 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 93.8% p66 of 96
Nuclear Low 29.1% #1 most exposed of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 12.3% p85 of 96
Coastal Very low 6.6% p88 of 96
Flooding Very low 4.1% p8 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
1.3 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
7
A13 · A28 · A29 · A131 · A139 · A150 · A151
Work locally
29.6%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Rouen → Paris TGV (~1h)
✈ Airport
Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA) · ~82 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
1.3h direct
🛣 Highways
A13, A28, A29, A131, A139, A150, A151
Services
Healthcare
7/10
APL 3.9
p66 of 96
Schools
5/10
Brevet 85%
p29 of 96
Fiber coverage
97%
p62 of 96
Intl schools
12schools
International programmes available
p88 of 96
People
Population
1,213,548
p84 of 96
Density
193/km²
Urban
+140% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
0%/yr
-0.2 pts vs median · p29
Median income
$25,400
standard of living · $/yr
p51 of 96
Poverty rate
15.4%
below 60% of median living standard
p61 of 96
Unemployment
13.0%
active population out of work
p85 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 63 residents
p26 of 96 · 19,141 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
16%
15-24
13%
25-39
14%
40-54
15%
55-69
19%
70+
23%
Office professionals
15.6%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p65 of 96
Remote work
3.7%
télétravail · works without commuting
p18 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
15.6%
At-home trades
Farmers
1%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.2%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
27.4%
Clerical & service staff
27.2%
Manual workers
23.6%
Real estate
Median
$2,230/m²
$1,040 $3,720
House $2,150 Apt $2,480
-1.2%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
54.42%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p95 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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