Neither a standout nor a worry on most counts. Its lowest grade is for health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #22 of 27 in Manche. Set against the rest, it does better than 48% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for safety, B− for schools, C+ for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
What makes Carentan-les-Marais stand out
The 3 things Carentan-les-Marais does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Carentan-les-Marais 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carentan-les-Marais.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Carentan-les-Marais than in Manche or compared French towns: 16 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Carentan-les-Marais is Tumulus néolithique dit La Butte contenant des dolmens. The protected list starts in prehistory. 9 of the 16 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Carentan-les-Marais hold a degree than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, near Manche’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
49.1median age
Carentan-les-MaraisManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Carentan-les-Marais sees 95 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Manche’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Carentan-les-Marais can choose among 8 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Carentan-les-Marais is Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo, 14.8 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 1,601 residents of Carentan-les-Marais died, against 1,435 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% more. Average lifespans in Manche: 85.5 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Carentan-les-Marais · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo
14.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Buying in Carentan-les-Marais costs less than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,714/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.31/m² a month, near Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses in Carentan-les-Marais sell for €1,694/m² and apartments for €1,881/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 400 homes were sold in the town.
€1,714/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Carentan-les-Marais€1,714/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,694/m²
341
Apartments
€1,881/m²
59
€10.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.15 to €13.05/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Baie du Cotentin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
More crime per resident in Carentan-les-Marais than in 57% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Carentan-les-Marais (2025). 2025 saw 200 offenses recorded here. This Manche town has 5,300 jobs for 4,050 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Violence against people ran at 7.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 15.4 (2023–2025 average).
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage70
Family violence34
Sexual violence27
Burglary23
Theft from vehicles20
Other physical violence16
Vehicle theft10
Armed robbery0
Fraud50
Theft without violence47
Drug use42
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
200
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Carentan-les-Marais has 1.3 jobs for every resident in work
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,980 a year. 4.1% of Carentan-les-Marais’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.3%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Manche’s towns (8.8%).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,300
jobs based in Carentan-les-Marais, 1.3 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
84.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 5.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Carentan-les-Marais, 98.5% passed the bac, above Manche’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Results rank its schools #21 of 29 in Manche. Collège pupils travel 0.7 mi to the nearest one.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Tumulus néolithique dit La Butte contenant des dolmens: Photo: Esquila · CC0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église et le cimetière qui l'entoure: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Carentan-les-Marais
21 notable people were born in Carentan-les-Marais.
Stéphane Travert: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean Loret: Template:Robert Nanteuil, Public domain · Philippe Gosselin: Crochet.david, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jules Cléret: SDCI, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles Sébline: Matot-Braine, Public domain · Jean Joseph Yver de la Bruchollerie: Unidentified painter, Public domain
Carentan-les-Marais’ 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 Carentan-les-Marais
Is Carentan-les-Marais safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #21 of 27 in Manche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 70 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Carentan-les-Marais good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #21 of 29 in Manche. 98% of 111 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sivard de Beaulieu in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Carentan-les-Marais expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Carentan-les-Marais grades B for cost of living.
About Carentan-les-Marais
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Carentan-les-Marais is a commune of 10,218 people in the Communauté de communes de la Baie 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.
