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With 440 residents, it is a town in Manche, Normandy.
Hauteville-la-Guichard isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Hauteville-la-Guichard does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hauteville-la-Guichard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Motte féodale, in Remilly Les Marais, 3.3 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Hauteville-la-Guichard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hauteville-la-Guichard.
24% of adults hold a degree, higher than Manche’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Hauteville-la-Guichard | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.8%, below Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Hauteville-la-Guichard has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.5% of working residents in Hauteville-la-Guichard didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
House rents are put at about €6.73/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Hauteville-la-Guichard.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Hauteville-la-Guichard. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Hauteville-la-Guichard.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Hauteville-la-Guichard is a commune of 440 people in the Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauteville-la-Guichard | 440 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 2.8 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 3,208 | 4.9 | C+ | A+ | A | C− |
| Coutances | 8,321 | 8.2 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 8.3 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Bourgvallées | 3,326 | 9.7 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 9.8 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 9, 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.