Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,146 in Manche, Normandy.
Donville-les-Bains’s grades pull in different directions. The weak point is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The town’s overall grade of C+ puts it better than just over two fifths of compared French towns, #25 of 27 in Manche. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B− for schools and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Donville-les-Bains does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Donville-les-Bains 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Donville-les-Bains as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Grainville, in Granville, 1.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Donville-les-Bains. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Christian-Dior1.5 km southwest, in Granville
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne Richard-Anacréon2.3 km southwest, in Granville
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Granville2.5 km southwest, in Granville
MuseumLe Roc des Curiosités3.1 km southwest, in GranvilleChâteauChâteauManoir Saint-Nicolas2 km south, in GranvilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grainville2.1 km south, in GranvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Donville-les-Bains.
27% of adults hold a degree, above Manche’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth 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.
| Donville-les-Bains | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Donville-les-Bains goes for €3,480/m², an apartment for €3,639/m². The estimated advertised rent is €14.26/m² a month, above both Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.30/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,480/m² | 118 |
| Apartments | €3,639/m² | 86 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €27,470 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Donville-les-Bains number 650, against 1,050 residents in work (0.6 per worker). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Donville-les-Bains went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 465 deaths in Donville-les-Bains from 2016 to 2025; there were 379, 18% fewer. Average lifespans in Manche: 85.5 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. One GP practises in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Donville-les-Bains’s tally for 2025: 55 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 1.6 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 20.4 (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Donville-les-Bains (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 10.1% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 135 candidates at 2 lycées. Schools rank #22 of 29 in Manche. Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sévigné PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 134 | 92%−2 pts |
| Lycée Institution Sévigné PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 66 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée hôtelier Maurice MarlandBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 68 | 91%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Donville-les-Bains is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Donville-les-Bains.
Alexandre Cahours: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donville-les-Bains | 3,146 | — | C+ | D | B− | B+ |
| Granville | 12,510 | 0.8 | C | C− | D | B |
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 4,507 | 3 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Bréhal | 3,487 | 4 | B | C | A− | C+ |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 8.7 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 3,167 | 10 | — | A− | — | B |
| Agon-Coutainville | 3,020 | 13 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #19 of 27 in Manche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #22 of 29 in Manche. 97% of 66 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Institution Sévigné in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Donville-les-Bains grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Donville-les-Bains is a commune of 3,146 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 November 4, 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.