Is Rouen safe? France travel risk
Is Rouen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rouen scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Rouen scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Rouen: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Normandie territory, Rouen is established at 49.4428° N, 1.0886° E. It lies 112.7 km SE relative to Paris. Time zone observed: Europe/Paris.
Normandie
49.4428° N, 1.0886° E
21 m
Europe/Paris
116,331
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in France
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Rouen happened in January and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the France travel advice & laws.
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