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This town in Manche, Normandy has a population of 530.
There are no grades for Bricqueville-la-Blouette: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. A tenth of its homes are second homes. 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bricqueville-la-Blouette does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bricqueville-la-Blouette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel-Dieu, in Coutances, 1.5 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bricqueville-la-Blouette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bricqueville-la-Blouette.
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, higher than both Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents. Half the people of Bricqueville-la-Blouette are older than 54.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bricqueville-la-Blouette | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Bricqueville-la-Blouette number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Unemployment stands at 9.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-Paul II PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 97%+1 pt |
| Lycée Charles-François LebrunNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 253 | 94%−3 pts |
| Lycée Jean-Paul II PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 99 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Bricqueville-la-Blouette recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.19/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bricqueville-la-Blouette. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances2.7 km northeast, in Coutances
MuseumMusée Quesnel-Morinière2.5 km northeast, in CoutancesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gratot3.7 km north, in GratotHistoric houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal de Coutances2.7 km northeast, in CoutancesChâteauChâteauManoir d'Argences3 km southeast, in SausseyAttractionAttractionParc médiéval de l'Évêque3.6 km northeast, in CoutancesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bricqueville-la-Blouette yet.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Bricqueville-la-Blouette is a commune of 530 people in the Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bricqueville-la-Blouette | 530 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coutances | 8,321 | 1.9 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 3,167 | 4.6 | — | A− | — | B |
| Agon-Coutainville | 3,020 | 5 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Gouville-sur-Mer | 3,274 | 6 | A | B− | A | C+ |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 3,208 | 7.3 | C+ | A+ | A | C− |
| Bréhal | 3,487 | 10 | B | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.