Flamanville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,278/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. Its strongest is schools (A−): brevet results 2.1 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Flamanville 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 Flamanville.
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Flamanville, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Manche’s towns and compared French towns: 110 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 235 deaths in Flamanville from 2016 to 2025; there were 339, 44% more. The nearest emergency department to Flamanville is Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin, 13.4 mi away. 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. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw144
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Flamanville · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
13.4 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Flamanville has 5.7 jobs for every resident in work
At the census, 15.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 8.6% are unemployed. Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €25,120 a year per consumption unit.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot8%
Bicycle4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,900
jobs based in Flamanville, 5.7 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Flamanville has fewer young adults than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 8% are 15 to 24
21% of adults hold a degree, near Manche’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. Half of Flamanville is older than 49.3, half younger.
49.3median age
FlamanvilleManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Flamanville’s grade for cost of living: a B
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.80/m² a month, near Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,278/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Flamanville from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 95% were houses.
€2,278/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Flamanville€2,278/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,278/m²
39
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.26 to €13.22/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Flamanville: 18% were built before 1919, more than in both Manche’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Flamanville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Dolmen dit La Pierre au Rey ou le Trepied. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Flamanville
Is Flamanville safe?
Flamanville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 2.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Flamanville good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Flamanville expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,278/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Flamanville grades B for cost of living.
About Flamanville
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Flamanville is a commune of 1,639 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.
