Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 707 people, lies in Manche, Normandy.
Hauteville-sur-Mer is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up nearly two thirds of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 45% of residents.
The 2 things Hauteville-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hauteville-sur-Mer as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Le Mesnil-Aubert, 6.7 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Hauteville-sur-Mer 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-sur-Mer.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.5% of the population. 29% of adults hold a degree, higher than Manche’s towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 45% of the town.
53% women, 47% men
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.
| Hauteville-sur-Mer | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.1% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Hauteville-sur-Mer has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 7.3% 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 unemployment rate comes to 9.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les CourtilsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 55 | 76%−12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.73/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.80/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 60 homes in Hauteville-sur-Mer.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,081/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Hauteville-sur-Mer. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hauteville-sur-Mer yet.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Hauteville-sur-Mer is a commune of 707 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-sur-Mer | 707 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 3,167 | 4.6 | — | A− | — | B |
| Agon-Coutainville | 3,020 | 5 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Bréhal | 3,487 | 5.6 | B | C | A− | C+ |
| Coutances | 8,321 | 7.4 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Gouville-sur-Mer | 3,274 | 8.7 | A | B− | A | C+ |
| Donville-les-Bains | 3,146 | 8.7 | C+ | D | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.