This ranking covers 16 of the 2,644 towns in Normandy. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns for which INSEE does not publish the standard of living. At the other end of the ranking, Hérouville-Saint-Clair (Calvados) comes last with €20,270.
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The ranking: richest cities in Normandy
| Rank | Town | Department | Median standard of living (€/year) | Proportional bar | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mont-Saint-Aignan | Seine-Maritime (76) | 31,640 | 20,598 | |
| 2 | Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | Manche (50) | 25,450 | 80,317 | |
| 3 | Caen | Calvados (14) | 23,650 | 111,546 | |
| 4 | Sotteville-lès-Rouen | Seine-Maritime (76) | 23,630 | 29,464 | |
| 5 | Vernon | Eure (27) | 23,540 | 25,873 | |
| 6 | Saint-Lô | Manche (50) | 23,360 | 20,213 | |
| 7 | Rouen | Seine-Maritime (76) | 23,060 | 119,165 | |
| 8 | Le Grand-Quevilly | Seine-Maritime (76) | 22,660 | 25,999 | |
| 9 | Le Havre | Seine-Maritime (76) | 22,480 | 168,588 | |
| 10 | Lisieux | Calvados (14) | 21,710 | 20,196 | |
| 11 | Alençon | Orne (61) | 21,150 | 26,175 | |
| 12 | Dieppe | Seine-Maritime (76) | 21,140 | 28,970 | |
| 13 | Le Petit-Quevilly | Seine-Maritime (76) | 20,840 | 22,477 | |
| 14 | Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray | Seine-Maritime (76) | 20,740 | 29,760 | |
| 15 | Évreux | Eure (27) | 20,290 | 50,601 | |
| 16 | Hérouville-Saint-Clair | Calvados (14) | 20,270 | 23,672 |
Source: INSEE, Filosofi (localized social and tax income data); median annual standard of living of residents, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns for which INSEE does not publish the standard of living. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.