Manche

Manche has 496,815 residents in 445 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,880/m², from €1,030/m² in Mortain-Bocage to €3,710/m² in Jullouville among communes of more than 2,000 people. 64% of households own their main home.

Département 50 · 445 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

496,815residents2022 census

€1,880/m²median price per m²five years of sales

64%of households own their homemain home

15%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Manche.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Manche : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Manche : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Manche : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 49 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Agneaux	4,266	€1,760/m²	€24,460	64%	15%	8.6%	43%	54
Agon-Coutainville	3,013	€3,640/m²	€27,110	72%	24%	9.4%	0%	13
Avranches	10,225	€2,110/m²	€21,980	43%	15%	10.7%	14%	85
Barneville-Carteret	2,181	€3,210/m²	€24,400	63%	24%	12.1%	12%	27
Bourgvallées	3,319	€1,430/m²	€23,190	82%	8%	4.2%	1%	11
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin	5,888	€1,840/m²	€22,260	67%	13%	6.9%	9%	34
Brix	2,146	€1,970/m²	€25,020	86%	9%	3.8%	27%	14
Brécey	2,166	€1,240/m²	€20,870	55%	20%	7.1%	5%	50
Bréhal	3,480	€2,800/m²	€24,170	68%	19%	9.3%	5%	30
Carentan-les-Marais	10,220	€1,670/m²	€21,200	54%	14%	9.2%	45%	19
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin	78,028	€2,260/m²	€22,650	44%	11%	11.3%	20%	118
Condé-sur-Vire	4,136	€1,600/m²	€23,390	75%	11%	4.8%	1%	36
Coutances	8,372	€1,840/m²	€20,280	40%	14%	15.5%	7%	95
Créances	2,079	€1,730/m²	€21,150	70%	16%	6.8%	24%	23
Donville-les-Bains	3,133	€3,510/m²	€24,310	61%	17%	11.9%	5%	64
Ducey-Les Chéris	2,829	€1,740/m²	€22,270	61%	17%	6.9%	4%	32
Gavray-sur-Sienne	2,028	€1,440/m²	€21,040	67%	18%	6.5%	6%	27
Gouville-sur-Mer	3,266	€2,520/m²	€23,430	76%	16%	6.7%	5%	20
Grandparigny	2,623	€1,530/m²	€22,400	72%	16%	4.9%	13%	9
Granville	12,799	€3,490/m²	€22,430	45%	22%	13.3%	8%	91
Isigny-le-Buat	3,187	€1,280/m²	€21,340	75%	10%	7.7%	17%	18
Jullouville	2,401	€3,710/m²	€26,640	81%	20%	10.8%	0%	42
La Hague	11,444	€2,300/m²	€25,370	73%	7%	7.3%	60%	3
La Haye	3,986	€1,730/m²	€21,010	66%	16%	10.9%	9%	54
Les Pieux	3,266	€2,240/m²	€24,840	50%	9%	9.5%	2%	58
Lessay	2,255	€1,760/m²	€20,040	60%	13%	10.7%	24%	41
Marigny-Le-Lozon	2,754	€1,560/m²	€22,060	70%	12%	6.9%	6%	16
Mortain-Bocage	2,954	€1,030/m²	€21,810	68%	18%	12.2%	19%	44
Percy-en-Normandie	2,628	€1,290/m²	€21,130	62%	16%	9.1%	14%	35
Picauville	3,222	€1,500/m²	€21,060	72%	13%	8.5%	2%	23
Pontorson	4,319	€1,550/m²	€21,170	63%	18%	13.3%	8%	57
Port-Bail-sur-Mer	2,522	€2,480/m²	€23,310	76%	19%	8.8%	3%	26
Périers	2,355	€1,250/m²	€18,950	49%	22%	10.7%	17%	40
Quettreville-sur-Sienne	3,181	€1,730/m²	€21,790	78%	10%	5.3%	39%	13
Saint-Amand-Villages	2,523	€1,460/m²	€23,080	79%	8%	4.8%	3%	13
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët	5,735	€1,390/m²	€20,870	58%	21%	10.7%	17%	67
Saint-James	4,966	€1,250/m²	€20,950	61%	15%	9.1%	31%	33
Saint-Jean-d'Elle	2,535	€1,360/m²	€22,990	80%	9%	6.6%	0%	14
Saint-Lô	19,352	€1,590/m²	€21,010	36%	12%	14.5%	22%	69
Saint-Pair-sur-Mer	4,372	€3,640/m²	€26,460	70%	20%	8.8%	3%	38
Saint-Sauveur-Villages	3,250	€1,290/m²	€20,900	72%	12%	7.9%	6%	19
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte	2,088	€1,570/m²	€21,220	66%	15%	10.3%	29%	31
Sainte-Mère-Église	2,910	€1,740/m²	€21,700	66%	15%	8.5%	21%	45
Sartilly-Baie-Bocage	2,843	€2,020/m²	€22,180	64%	14%	7.1%	35%	23
Sourdeval	3,040	€1,180/m²	€20,110	67%	22%	9.0%	3%	26
Tessy-Bocage	2,219	€1,250/m²	€21,170	62%	15%	10.2%	3%	25
Torigny-les-Villes	4,441	€1,460/m²	€21,910	60%	13%	6.1%	7%	18
Valognes	6,896	€2,150/m²	€22,570	49%	16%	7.7%	29%	72
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny	3,845	€1,590/m²	€20,490	49%	18%	13.6%	11%	60

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

496,815 residents and 235,561 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

33%

aged 60 and over

38%

of households are people living alone

22%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

304,048 homes, 77% of them main residences, with 4.5 rooms on average.

80%

of homes are houses

64%

of households own their home

15%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

15%

second homes

empty homes

89%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191917%

1919–19458%

1946–197019%

1971–199028%

1991–200514%

2006–201914%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

36,089 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,880/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€2,200/m²flats4,902 sales

€1,830/m²houses31,187 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

8.7%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

24%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

36%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Manche on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

7.1GPs per 10,000 residents2025

132pharmacieson 1 January 2025

329food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners354

Dentists191

Nurses847

Physiotherapists419

Pharmacies132

Group health centres34

Emergency departments7

Supermarkets and hypermarkets133

Convenience stores and grocers196

Bakeries438

Butchers195

Petrol stations123

EV charging stations310

Post offices and postal points152

Banks196

France services centres31

Police and gendarmerie49

Restaurants1,225

Hairdressers645

Nurseries70

Swimming pools23

Sports halls144

Gyms47

Cinemas18

Libraries115

Performance venues8

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 446 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Flooding100%

Ground movement100%

Earthquake100%

Severe weather100%

Radon100%

Unexploded wartime munitions100%

Transport of hazardous goods24%

Nuclear hazard9%

Mining subsidence2%

Industrial hazard1%

2,483natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

20%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,272

Ground movement553

Storms and cyclones445

Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)149

Coastal surges and wave damage50

Drought (clay shrinkage)14

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026