Fermanville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,600/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Fermanville 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 Fermanville.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Fermanville works less well than 98% of compared French towns
2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,520 a year per consumption unit. Fermanville has 100 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
100
jobs based in Fermanville, 0.2 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Fermanville sees fewer deaths than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 66 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Fermanville is below both Manche’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 102 residents of Fermanville died, against 154 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 34% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw66
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Fermanville · 0.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
7.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Fermanville are 15 to 24: 6.9%, fewer than in Manche’s towns and compared French towns
In the comparison, Fermanville comes below both Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 34% of the population.
55.3median age
FermanvilleManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Fermanville: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Fermanville sits above both Manche’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Fermanville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Homes in Fermanville sell for €2,600/m² at the median, against €1,814/m² in Manche’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,600/m², comes from 61 sales of houses and apartments in Fermanville from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €9.52/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,600/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fermanville€2,600/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,600/m²
61
€9.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.53 to €12.04/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fermanville
Is Fermanville safe?
Fermanville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 3.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Fermanville good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fermanville expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fermanville grades B for cost of living.
About Fermanville
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Fermanville is a commune of 1,283 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. 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.
