Bricquebec-en-Cotentin grades A+ overall: better than 98% of compared French towns, and #3 of 27 in Manche. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,863/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. Its strongest is safety (A+): an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bricquebec-en-Cotentin with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Manoir dit La Cour · Classé · Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin’s story
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 4 people born in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin before 1900, the earliest Jean-Louis Charles Guesnon-Deschamps, in 1763.
1840First protected: Restes du château
1958Most recently protected: Château des Galleries
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin.
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Bricquebec-en-Cotentin’s ages would predict, 74 per 100 expected, under Manche’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin can choose among 5 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Bricquebec-en-Cotentin is Chpc site Valognes, 8.4 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 553 residents of Bricquebec-en-Cotentin died, against 671 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. In Manche, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chpc site Valognes
11.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin gets an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.57/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €1,863/m²: 204 houses and apartments sold in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.70/m² a month.
€1,863/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin€1,863/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,887/m²
200
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €12.92/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer people in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin are out of work than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.9%
7.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Bricquebec-en-Cotentin counts 0.5 jobs (1,300 jobs, 2,450 workers). At the census, 4.5% of working residents in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,300
jobs based in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin, 0.5 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Bricquebec-en-Cotentin: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3 of the 3 are houses and mansions. Among the classé monuments in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin is Restes du château. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Those 65 and older account for a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Manche’s towns (13%). Among adults, 21% have a degree.
47median age
Bricquebec-en-CotentinManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Roger Lemerre: mustapha_ennaimi, CC BY 2.0 · Charles Rouxel: Panini, Public domain · Jean Le Marois: Louise Adélaïde Desnos, Public domain · Jacques Félix Meslin: Mayer et Pierson, Public domain
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
Is Bricquebec-en-Cotentin safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 27 in Manche.
Are schools in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #12 of 29 in Manche. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bricquebec-en-Cotentin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,863/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bricquebec-en-Cotentin grades A− for cost of living.
About Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin is a commune of 5,893 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
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.
