Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 683 in Manche, Normandy.
Auvers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Auvers does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Auvers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auvers.
On this, Auvers is below both Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). 18% of residents are children under 15.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Auvers | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Auvers comes above both Manche’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Auvers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Auvers is église Saint-Étienne.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For Auvers, that is below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Auvers has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Auvers sits below both Manche’s towns (€1,814/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) on this measure.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,485/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Auvers. Best known first.
The list names few of Auvers’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Auvers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auvers | 683 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 10,218 | 4.2 | B− | B | C+ | C |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 6.7 | B+ | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 2,896 | 7.7 | — | B | — | D |
| Isigny-sur-Mer Calvados | 3,543 | 10 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| La Haye | 4,029 | 11 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 3,208 | 12 | C+ | A+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Auvers is a commune of 683 people in the Communauté de communes de la Baie du Cotentin. 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.