Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its schools beat most: brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. The drawback is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,010/m² takes 5.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Put together, the subjects come to an A+ overall, ranking #5 of 27 in Manche. Nationally, it does better than 98% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Ducey-Les Chéris 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 Ducey-Les Chéris.
Safety
Ducey-Les Chéris sees less crime per resident than 97% of compared French towns
In 2025, 26 offenses were recorded in Ducey-Les Chéris. The town has 1,650 jobs for 1,150 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
3.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage14
Family violence6
Theft from vehicles6
Armed robbery0
Fraud15
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.
3.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
24.7%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (24.7% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. 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.
Schools
Schools around Ducey-Les Chéris do better than those of 96% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #1 of 29 in Manche on results. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.4 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Ducey-Les Chéris skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than Manche’s towns or compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13%, close to Manche’s towns (13%) and below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 22% of adults. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.4%.
51.6median age
Ducey-Les ChérisManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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
HousingCost of living B+
The middle sale price in Ducey-Les Chéris: €2,010/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.56/m² a month, near Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 71 homes in Ducey-Les Chéris. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.88/m² a month.
€2,010/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ducey-Les Chéris€2,010/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,010/m²
71
€9.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €12.67/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,720
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Ducey-Les Chéris sees more deaths than 64% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Ducey-Les Chéris can choose among 6 GPs. Adjusted mortality locally: 93 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 536 residents of Ducey-Les Chéris died, against 457 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% more. In Manche, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Ducey-Les Chéris · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux du Sud Manche site Avranches
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Sud Manche site Avranches
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Ducey-Les Chéris are out of work than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.2%
No commute at all: 2.6% of working residents in Ducey-Les Chéris at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,970 a year per consumption unit, close to both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,650
jobs based in Ducey-Les Chéris, 1.5 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Ducey-Les Chéris is Château de Montgomery. Homes built before 1919 account for 10% of the housing.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ducey-Les Chéris
Is Ducey-Les Chéris safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #4 of 27 in Manche.
Are schools in Ducey-Les Chéris good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns and #1 of 29 in Manche. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ducey-Les Chéris expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ducey-Les Chéris grades B+ for cost of living.
About Ducey-Les Chéris
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Ducey-Les Chéris is a commune of 2,784 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. 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.
