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A town in Manche, Normandy, home to 774 people.
Carolles has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 60% of its housing. 43% of residents are 65 or over. Homes change hands at a median €3,408/m².
The 3 things Carolles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Carolles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Grainville, in Granville, 5.4 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carolles.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 7%. Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above Manche’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up 43% of the town.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 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.
| Carolles | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.1% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Carolles holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 59 homes in Carolles.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,181/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Carolles. Best known first.
Nothing in Carolles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Carolles yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolles | 774 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 4,507 | 3.8 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 4.8 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Granville | 12,510 | 6 | C | C− | D | B |
| Donville-les-Bains | 3,146 | 6.7 | C+ | D | B− | B+ |
| Bréhal | 3,487 | 10 | B | C | A− | C+ |
| Avranches | 10,143 | 11 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Carolles is a commune of 774 people in the Communauté de communes de Granville, Terre et Mer. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.