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A town of 4,286 in Manche, Normandy.
Agneaux grades A+ overall: better than 98% of compared French towns, and #4 of 27 in Manche. Its strongest is safety (A+): an average of 1.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Agneaux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Agneaux with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Agneaux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Agneaux. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Sainte-Mariein town
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Lô2.2 km east, in Saint-Lô
MuseumMusée du bocage normand3.3 km southeast, in Saint-LôTheme parkTheme parkVikings parcin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Lô1.9 km east, in Saint-LôChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Vaucelle1 km southeast, in Saint-LôPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Agneaux.
With 2,950 jobs for 1,650 working residents, Agneaux draws people in from neighbouring communes. The police record for Agneaux lists 47 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 16.0% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Manche live to 85.5 on average and men to 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 452 deaths in Agneaux between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 544: 17% below. The town has 7 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Unemployment stood at 8.6%, about level with Manche’s towns (8.8%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). 2.6% of Agneaux’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Manche’s towns (13%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). 31% of adults hold a degree. Also worth knowing: half the people of Agneaux are older than 49.8.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Agneaux | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 226 candidates at 3 lycées. Near Agneaux, 95.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Manche’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #17 of 29 in Manche.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institut Saint-Lo PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 99%+2 pts |
| Lycée Institut Saint-Lô PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 159 | 98%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel le Bon Sauveur PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 34 | 94%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Agneaux; none is classé, France’s top protection. 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 5.1 years of the median income in Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo. The split in Agneaux: €1,786/m² for houses, €1,885/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €11.59/m² a month, between Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,786/m² | 151 |
| Apartments | €1,885/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Agneaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château Sainte-Marie: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Agneaux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agneaux | 4,286 | — | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 1.6 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Bourgvallées | 3,326 | 4.7 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 5.8 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 4,137 | 5.9 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | 2,516 | 7 | — | A | — | A |
| Saint-Amand-Villages | 2,525 | 8.9 | — | A− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #5 of 27 in Manche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 65% of compared French towns and #17 of 29 in Manche. 98% of 159 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Institut Saint-Lô in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Agneaux grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Agneaux is a commune of 4,286 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.