Cerisy-la-Salle’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is schools (C) — brevet results 2 points below the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Cerisy-la-Salle 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-Salle 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.
Château de Cerisy: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cerisy-la-Salle.
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Cerisy-la-Salle cost less than in both Manche’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,277/m²
€1,277/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.73/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €6.86/m² a month. Sales in Cerisy-la-Salle from July 2023 to June 2026: 47 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cerisy-la-Salle€1,277/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,277/m²
47
€9.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.22 to €13.11/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than Cerisy-la-Salle’s ages would predict, 84 per 100 expected, under Manche’s towns and compared French towns
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Cerisy-la-Salle. The nearest emergency department to Cerisy-la-Salle is Centre hospitalier de Coutances, 7.6 mi away. 118 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 110: 7% above. At birth, a girl in Manche can expect 85.5 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Cerisy-la-Salle · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Coutances
9.4 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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer people in Cerisy-la-Salle are out of work than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.3%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €23,960 a year per consumption unit, near Manche’s towns (€24,970) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Cerisy-la-Salle, 0.6 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,960
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 42% of compared French towns
Cerisy-la-Salle is a commune of 1,005 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
1,005 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
6.6 sq mi (17 km²)
INSEE code
50111
Cerisy-la-Salle’s 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 Cerisy-la-Salle
Is Cerisy-la-Salle safe?
Cerisy-la-Salle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Cerisy-la-Salle good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cerisy-la-Salle expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cerisy-la-Salle grades A for cost of living.
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.
