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Manche · 2026

Best places to live in Manche

Condé-sur-Vire ranks first of 27 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Manche, and #21 of 3,798 French towns. 15 of the 27 grade A− or better; scores run from 78.8 down to 38.4.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Condé-sur-Vire

4,137 people

A⁺

Score 78.8·#21 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C⁻

Torigny-les-Villes

4,444 people

A⁺

Score 75.9·#57 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: schools A, safety A·lowest: walkability C⁺

Bricquebec-en-Cotentin

5,893 people

A⁺

Score 75.5·#60 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: walkability C

All 27 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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27 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Condé-sur-Vire4,137 people78.8top 0.5%A⁺#21 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C⁻

2Torigny-les-Villes4,444 people75.9top 1.5%A⁺#57 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety A·lowest: walkability C⁺

3Bricquebec-en-Cotentin5,893 people75.5top 1.6%A⁺#60 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: walkability C

4Agneaux4,286 people75.1top 1.8%A⁺#70 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living B⁻

5Ducey-Les Chéris2,784 people74.2top 2.3%A⁺#87 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: health C⁺

6La Haye4,029 people72.0top 3.7%A⁺#142 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: walkability B⁻

7La Hague11,484 people69.7top 5.7%A#218 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: walkability C⁻

8Gouville-sur-Mer3,274 people67.3top 8.0%A#303 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety A·lowest: walkability C

9Mortain-Bocage2,961 people60.9top 18.6%A⁻#709 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: safety C

10Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët5,770 people60.4top 19.6%A⁻#747 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, schools B⁺·lowest: safety C

11Agon-Coutainville3,020 people60.3top 19.9%A⁻#757 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

12Marigny-Le-Lozon2,761 people59.2top 22.5%A⁻#856 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A⁻·lowest: schools D

13Saint-Pair-sur-Mer4,507 people58.9top 23.3%A⁻#887 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, safety A⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁻

14Saint-James5,018 people58.4top 24.2%A⁻#919 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, safety A⁻·lowest: schools C

15Pontorson4,280 people58.3top 24.4%A⁻#928 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, safety B⁺·lowest: health C

16Picauville3,228 people56.3top 29.3%B⁺#1,114 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: health C⁻

17Valognes6,969 people55.4top 31.3%B⁺#1,191 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: health C⁻

18Bréhal3,487 people53.4top 36.7%B#1,396 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁻, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: cost of living C

19Avranches10,143 people51.2top 43.2%B#1,642 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools A⁻·lowest: safety D

20Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny3,903 people49.6top 47.9%B⁻#1,818 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: health C⁻

21Saint-Lô19,471 people49.1top 49.3%B⁻#1,874 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

22Carentan-les-Marais10,218 people48.1bottom 48.2%B⁻#1,968 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B, walkability B·lowest: health C

23Cherbourg-en-Cotentin78,258 people47.4bottom 45.9%B⁻#2,057 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools B⁻·lowest: health C⁻

24Saint-Sauveur-Villages3,208 people46.3bottom 43.0%C⁺#2,167 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, safety A·lowest: schools D⁻

25Donville-les-Bains3,146 people46.1bottom 42.4%C⁺#2,188 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

26Granville12,510 people41.3bottom 30.8%C#2,629 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, health B·lowest: safety D

27Coutances8,321 people38.4bottom 23.0%C⁻#2,924 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Manche?

Condé-sur-Vire ranks first of 27 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A+) and jobs & income (A) are its strongest grades; walkability (C−) is its lowest. Torigny-les-Villes and Bricquebec-en-Cotentin follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Manche, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Manche page.

Photos: Condé-sur-Vire, Ikmo-ned (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Torigny-les-Villes, Ikmo-ned (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Bricquebec-en-Cotentin, Xfigpower (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #64 of November 8, 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.