Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 515 in Manche, Normandy.
Airel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Airel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Paul Guilbert, born in 1888, is the one person born in Airel before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Airel.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Airel comes above both Manche’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Airel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For Airel, that is above both Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 22% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Airel | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Airel sits below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Airel has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 3.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Airel close to Manche’s towns (90.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean GrémillonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 55 | 91%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Airel. Best known first.
Airel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Mesnil-Vitey: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Airel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airel | 515 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isigny-sur-Mer Calvados | 3,543 | 6.6 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 6.6 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 6.6 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Le Molay-Littry Calvados | 3,124 | 9.2 | A− | B | A+ | C |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | 2,516 | 9.3 | — | A | — | A |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 10,218 | 9.7 | B− | B | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Airel is a commune of 515 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) · 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.