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With 1,513 residents, it is a town in Manche, Normandy.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability (D−). Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,023/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Gonneville-Le Theil 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 Gonneville-Le Theil 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.
Gonneville-Le Theil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Gonneville-Le Theil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gonneville-Le Theil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →The list names few of Gonneville-Le Theil’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gonneville-Le Theil.
Gonneville-Le Theil has 150 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The census found 2.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 4.9% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,070 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.52/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 55 houses and apartments changed hands in Gonneville-Le Theil from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,023/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
91 deaths in Gonneville-Le Theil between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 96: 6% below. The nearest emergency department to Gonneville-Le Theil is Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin, 6.2 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.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. 24% of adults hold a degree, above Manche’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Gonneville-Le Theil: 42.6, the median.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Gonneville-Le Theil | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gonneville-Le Theil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Gonneville-Le Theil. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gonneville-Le Theil yet.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Gonneville-Le Theil is a commune of 1,513 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonneville-Le Theil | 1,513 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 78,258 | 6.9 | B− | C | B− | C− |
| Valognes | 6,969 | 7.8 | B+ | B− | B− | C− |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 13 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| La Hague | 11,484 | 14 | A | B | A+ | C |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 2,896 | 16 | — | B | — | D |
| Les Pieux | 3,249 | 17 | — | B | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gonneville-Le Theil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gonneville-Le Theil grades B+ for cost of living.
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.