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444 residents make their home in this town in Manche, Normandy.
Bretteville-sur-Ay isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 63% of its housing. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
The 2 things Bretteville-sur-Ay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bretteville-sur-Ay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'ancien château, in La Haye, 5 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bretteville-sur-Ay.
36% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 10%, below both Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 14% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bretteville-sur-Ay | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Bretteville-sur-Ay has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,500 a year per consumption unit, near both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 11.6% of working residents in Bretteville-sur-Ay didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.56/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.97/m² a month. 32 houses and apartments changed hands in Bretteville-sur-Ay from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,691/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bretteville-sur-Ay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bretteville-sur-Ay.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretteville-sur-Ay | 444 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Haye | 4,029 | 4.2 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 2,520 | 5.9 | — | B | — | C+ |
| Gouville-sur-Mer | 3,274 | 11 | A | B− | A | C+ |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 3,208 | 13 | C+ | A+ | A | C− |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 13 | B+ | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Agon-Coutainville | 3,020 | 15 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Bretteville-sur-Ay is a commune of 444 people in the Communauté de communes Côte Ouest Centre Manche. 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 November 4, 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.