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The towns in Normandy with the highest brevet pass rate

Tinchebray-Bocage (Orne) has the highest brevet pass rate in Normandy: 98.2%. Next come Le Mesnil-Esnard (Seine-Maritime, 97.1%) and Mortain-Bocage (Manche, 96.8%).

68 towns ranked out of 2,644

Tinchebray-Bocage, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stTinchebray-Bocage 98.2% Orne
  2. 2ndLe Mesnil-Esnard 97.1% Seine-Maritime
  3. 3rdMortain-Bocage 96.8% Manche

This ranking covers 68 of the 2,644 towns in Normandy. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. At the other end of the ranking, Hérouville-Saint-Clair (Calvados) comes last with 67.3%.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest brevet pass rates in Normandy

Rank Town Department Brevet pass rate Proportional bar Population
1 Tinchebray-Bocage Orne (61) 98.2 4,875
2 Le Mesnil-Esnard Seine-Maritime (76) 97.1 8,560
3 Mortain-Bocage Manche (50) 96.8 3,130
4 Trouville-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 95.5 4,671
5 Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte Manche (50) 94.3 2,159
6 Montivilliers Seine-Maritime (76) 92.8 15,684
7 La Ferté Macé Orne (61) 92.7 5,365
8 Aumale Seine-Maritime (76) 92.4 2,045
9 Domfront en Poiraie Orne (61) 92.3 4,226
10 Valognes Manche (50) 92.2 7,200
11 Avranches Manche (50) 92.0 10,669
12 Douvres-la-Délivrande Calvados (14) 91.7 5,289
13 tied Bolbec Seine-Maritime (76) 90.8 11,749
13 tied Eu Seine-Maritime (76) 90.8 6,704
15 tied Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 90.7 119,165
15 tied Caen Calvados (14) 90.7 111,546
17 Bernay Eure (27) 90.5 10,031
18 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Manche (50) 90.2 80,317
19 Bayeux Calvados (14) 90.1 13,043
20 tied Lisieux Calvados (14) 90.0 20,196
20 tied Falaise Calvados (14) 90.0 7,908
22 Yvetot Seine-Maritime (76) 89.9 11,648
23 Neufchâtel-en-Bray Seine-Maritime (76) 89.6 4,871
24 tied Barentin Seine-Maritime (76) 89.5 12,239
24 tied Orbec Calvados (14) 89.5 2,005
26 Pont-Audemer Eure (27) 89.3 10,303
27 Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët Manche (50) 89.0 6,076
28 Saint-Pierre-Église Manche (50) 88.8 1,792
29 Bihorel Seine-Maritime (76) 88.7 8,473
30 Mesnils-sur-Iton Eure (27) 88.4 6,291
31 Gisors Eure (27) 88.1 12,622
32 Saint-Lô Manche (50) 88.0 20,213
33 Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny Manche (50) 87.4 3,972
34 Granville Manche (50) 87.0 13,143
35 Le Petit-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 86.5 22,477
36 tied Flers Orne (61) 86.4 14,745
36 tied Coutances Manche (50) 86.4 9,529
38 Sées Orne (61) 86.3 4,600
39 Mortagne-au-Perche Orne (61) 85.9 4,141
40 tied Fécamp Seine-Maritime (76) 85.7 17,635
40 tied Argentan Orne (61) 85.7 13,939
42 tied Évreux Eure (27) 85.6 50,601
42 tied Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 85.6 15,581
44 tied Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Seine-Maritime (76) 85.3 29,760
44 tied Déville-lès-Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 85.3 10,902
46 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados (14) 85.2 7,458
47 Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom Calvados (14) 84.9 3,648
48 Alençon Orne (61) 84.7 26,175
49 Carentan-les-Marais Manche (50) 84.6 10,375
50 Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton Eure (27) 84.4 7,534
51 tied Dieppe Seine-Maritime (76) 83.6 28,970
51 tied Darnétal Seine-Maritime (76) 83.6 9,639
53 Vernon Eure (27) 83.5 25,873
54 Lillebonne Seine-Maritime (76) 82.7 8,651
55 Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime (76) 82.5 5,802
56 Les Andelys Eure (27) 81.5 7,848
57 Le Neubourg Eure (27) 81.2 4,425
58 Vire Normandie Calvados (14) 80.9 18,238
59 Louviers Eure (27) 80.6 19,093
60 Le Grand-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 80.4 25,999
61 Le Havre Seine-Maritime (76) 80.0 168,588
62 Beaumont-le-Roger Eure (27) 78.7 2,818
63 L'Aigle Orne (61) 78.2 7,886
64 Sotteville-lès-Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 78.1 29,464
65 Grand-Couronne Seine-Maritime (76) 77.4 9,939
66 Condé-en-Normandie Calvados (14) 76.2 6,320
67 Canteleu Seine-Maritime (76) 73.1 14,752
68 Hérouville-Saint-Clair Calvados (14) 67.3 23,672

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet results; candidates who passed the brevet at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined, towns with at least two middle schools. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest brevet pass rates in Normandy: FAQ

Which town in Normandy has the highest brevet pass rate?

Tinchebray-Bocage (Orne) has the highest brevet pass rate in Normandy: 98.2%.

What are the 10 towns in Normandy with the highest brevet pass rate?

In order: Tinchebray-Bocage (98.2%), Le Mesnil-Esnard (97.1%), Mortain-Bocage (96.8%), Trouville-sur-Mer (95.5%), Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (94.3%), Montivilliers (92.8%), La Ferté Macé (92.7%), Aumale (92.4%), Domfront en Poiraie (92.3%), and Valognes (92.2%).

Which town in Normandy has the lowest brevet pass rate?

Hérouville-Saint-Clair (Calvados) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Normandy: 67.3%.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

68 out of 2,644. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results.

How is this rate calculated?

It is the share of candidates who sat the brevet (the national exam French students take at the end of middle school, at about age 15) and passed it at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined (public and state-contracted private schools, general and vocational tracks), according to results published by the French Ministry of Education. Pass rates depend heavily on the students each school takes in; town pages also show each middle school’s value added, which accounts for this. Only towns with at least two middle schools are ranked, so that the ranking compares towns rather than individual schools.

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