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169 residents make their home in this town in Manche, Normandy.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Huisnes-sur-Mer has none. 27% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Huisnes-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Huisnes-sur-Mer as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel Saint-Pierre, in Le Mont-Saint-Michel, 3.3 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Huisnes-sur-Mer.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above both Manche’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. Half the people of Huisnes-sur-Mer are older than 45.5.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Huisnes-sur-Mer | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Huisnes-sur-Mer number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Just over a fifth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,860 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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 market in Huisnes-sur-Mer: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.80/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Huisnes-sur-Mer. Best known first.
Nothing in Huisnes-sur-Mer is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Huisnes-sur-Mer yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huisnes-sur-Mer | 169 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontorson | 4,280 | 4.5 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Avranches | 10,143 | 6.5 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 2,784 | 7.6 | A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-James | 5,018 | 7.6 | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 9.6 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Val-Couesnon Ille-et-Vilaine | 4,072 | 11 | A | A | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Huisnes-sur-Mer is a commune of 169 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. 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
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 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.