Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability (C−) — 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Cerisy-la-Forêt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cerisy-la-Forêt 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 Cerisy-la-Forêt.
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Cerisy-la-Forêt cost less than in Manche’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,272/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.71/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Cerisy-la-Forêt from July 2023 to June 2026: 49 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €10.73/m² a month.
€1,272/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cerisy-la-Forêt€1,272/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,272/m²
49
€9.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.83 to €12.03/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Cerisy-la-Forêt sees more deaths than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 105 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
245 deaths in Cerisy-la-Forêt between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 162: 51% above. The nearest emergency department to Cerisy-la-Forêt is Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo, 9.7 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Manche is 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw151
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Cerisy-la-Forêt · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo
9.7 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
Fewer commuters in Cerisy-la-Forêt walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%
Of those in the labour force, 7.5% are unemployed. 300 jobs are based in Cerisy-la-Forêt, for 400 working residents (0.8 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,660 a year per consumption unit, close to Manche’s towns (€24,970) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Cerisy-la-Forêt, 0.8 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.2% of residents. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, lower than Manche’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
46.2median age
Cerisy-la-ForêtManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cerisy-la-Forêt
Is Cerisy-la-Forêt safe?
Cerisy-la-Forêt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Cerisy-la-Forêt expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cerisy-la-Forêt grades A for cost of living.
About Cerisy-la-Forêt
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Cerisy-la-Forêt is a commune of 1,004 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo. 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.
