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A town of 677 in Manche, Normandy.

Is Cambernon a good place to live?

Cambernon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Cambernon stand out

The one thing Cambernon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Manoir des Réaux
Manoir des Réaux · Inscrit · Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cambernon’s story

Cambernon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cambernon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1989First protected: Manoir des Réaux
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cambernon.

Who lives here

Cambernon has fewer young adults than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24

On this, Cambernon is below both Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). 30% of residents are 65 or over.

50.1median age
CambernonManche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cambernon
CambernonManche medianFrance median
Under 1516%13%17%
15–248.5%9.3%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+30%29%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education24%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Cambernon: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns

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

In the comparison, Cambernon comes above both Manche’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cambernon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Cambernon are out of work than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.0%

For Cambernon, that is below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Cambernon has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Cambernon, 0.3 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

74.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 11 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Cambernon sits below both Manche’s towns (90.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

74.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cambernon74.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollègeCollège8074%−11 pts
74.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Cambernon is €9.56/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cambernon€9.56/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Manche median€9.90/m²
€9.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.48 to €12.23/m² a month)
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Manoir des Réaux and 5 more in and around Cambernon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cambernon. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cambernon

13pages on Cambernon

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Manoir des Réaux: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Cambernon

One notable person was born in Cambernon.

Their page →

Cambernon’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 →
CoutancesSaint-Sauveur-VillagesMarigny-Le-LozonQuettreville-sur-SienneGouville-sur-MerAgon-CoutainvilleCoutancesSaint-Sauveur-VillagesMarigny-Le-LozonQuettreville-sur-SienneGouville-sur-MerAgon-CoutainvilleCambernon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cambernon677—————
Coutances8,3213.2C−B+DC−
Saint-Sauveur-Villages3,2083.6C+A+AC−
Marigny-Le-Lozon2,7616.6A−A−A+C+
Quettreville-sur-Sienne3,1678.2—A−—B
Gouville-sur-Mer3,2748.3AB−AC+
Agon-Coutainville3,0209.4A−C−B−B+

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

About Cambernon

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Cambernon is a commune of 677 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

Population
677 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
6.6 sq mi (17.1 km²)
INSEE code
50092

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.