People aged 15 to 24 make up 8% of the town, below both Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). 15% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 33% of adults.

39.3median age

BricquebosqManche medianFrance median

Manche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bricquebosq
	Bricquebosq	Manche median	France median
Under 15	22%	13%	17%
15–24	8%	9.3%	11%
25–44	28%	20%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	15%	29%	22%
No diploma	13%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	33%	22%	30%

Full pageBricquebosq’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages39.3 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad0.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bricquebosq?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Bricquebosq: 25% were built before 1919, more than in both Manche’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Bricquebosq is Manoir dit La Grande Maison. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Manoir dit La Grande Maison 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1982

first monument protected

Full pageBricquebosq’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bricquebosq?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Bricquebosq are out of work than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.7%

Median disposable income comes to €26,710 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Bricquebosq counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 300 workers). 3.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Bricquebosq, 0.3 per working resident

3.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,710

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBricquebosq’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,710 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bricquebosq is €9.80/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Bricquebosq.

€9.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bricquebosq€9.80/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Manche median€9.90/m²

€9.80/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.26 to €13.22/m² a month)

€9.91/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBricquebosq’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.80/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Grande Maison de Bricquebosq and 3 more in and around Bricquebosq

Heritage in and near Bricquebosq. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauGrande Maison de Bricquebosqin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sotteville3.1 km northwest, in Sotteville ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Barguignerie2.8 km northwest, in Saint-Christophe-du-Foc ChâteauChâteauManoir des Tourelles3.2 km southwest, in Grosville

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bricquebosq

12pages on Bricquebosq

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.6 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing16 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Bricquebosq has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Manoir dit La Grande MaisonManor house · 16th c.

Classé

Manoir dit La CourManor house · 17th c. · in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin, 5.1 mi

Classé

Allée couverte de la petite RocheDolmen · Prehistory · in Rocheville, 6.4 mi

Classé

Dolmen dit La Pierre au Rey ou le TrepiedArchaeological site · Prehistory · in Flamanville, 7.4 mi

Photo credits

Manoir dit La Grande Maison: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bricquebosq

One notable person was born in Bricquebosq.

Their page →

Jean MouchelFrench politician (1928–2022)

Bricquebosq’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Manche →

Les PieuxBricquebec-en-CotentinCherbourg-en-CotentinLa HagueValognesPort-Bail-sur-MerBricquebosq

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bricquebosq	638	—	—	—	—	—
Les Pieux	3,249	4.6	—	B	—	A
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin	5,893	5.5	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin	78,258	8.2	B⁻	C	B⁻	C⁻
La Hague	11,484	8.8	A	B	A⁺	C
Valognes	6,969	11	B⁺	B⁻	B⁻	C⁻
Port-Bail-sur-Mer	2,520	14	—	B	—	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Bricquebosq

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Bricquebosq is a commune of 638 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

Population: 638 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Département: Manche (50)
Région: Normandy
Area: 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code: 50083

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.