Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 406 people, this town lies in Manche, Normandy.
At under 1,000 residents, Breuville is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Breuville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir dit La Grande Maison, in Bricquebosq, 2.4 mi away.
21% 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 Breuville.
Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.9%, between Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Breuville is 41.5 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Breuville | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,920 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). Breuville holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 5.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
Sales in Breuville from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Breuville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Breuville.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breuville | 406 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 4.9 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Les Pieux | 3,249 | 6.5 | — | B | — | A |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 78,258 | 7.2 | B− | C | B− | C− |
| Valognes | 6,969 | 9.3 | B+ | B− | B− | C− |
| La Hague | 11,484 | 9.4 | A | B | A+ | C |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 2,520 | 14 | — | B | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Breuville is a commune of 406 people in the Communauté d'agglomération 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) · 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.