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1,029 people call this town in Manche, Normandy home.
Health is its strong suit — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is within reach (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is walkability (D−). The median price paid is €1,703/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. La Barre-de-Semilly 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.
The 2 things La Barre-de-Semilly does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Barre-de-Semilly 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.
La Barre-de-Semilly has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
La Barre-de-Semilly has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
13% 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 La Barre-de-Semilly.
At the census, 3.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, La Barre-de-Semilly counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 450 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,430 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Manche: 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 69 deaths in La Barre-de-Semilly from 2016 to 2025; there were 53, 23% fewer. The nearest emergency department to La Barre-de-Semilly is Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo, 3.9 mi away.
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 C to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.51/m² a month, near Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 43 houses and apartments changed hands in La Barre-de-Semilly from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.72/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,703/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of La Barre-de-Semilly, 94.7% passed the bac, near Manche’s towns (94.3%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 54 | 91%−1 pt |
| Lycée Le VerrierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 238 | 99%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Barre-de-Semilly; none is classé, France’s top protection. 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. 8.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. What’s more, over-65s are a fifth of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Barre-de-Semilly | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near La Barre-de-Semilly. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du bocage normand4 km west, in Saint-Lô
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Lô4.9 km west, in Saint-LôChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly1.9 km northeast, in Saint-Pierre-de-SemillyMuseumMuseumMusée typographique - Fernand Le Rachinel3.8 km west, in Saint-LôWater parkWater parkCentre aquatique3.7 km west, in Saint-LôPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
La Barre-de-Semilly has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Barre-de-Semilly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Barre-de-Semilly | 1,029 | — | — | A− | — | A− |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | 2,516 | 2.7 | — | A | — | A |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 2.8 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 4,137 | 4.1 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 4.4 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Amand-Villages | 2,525 | 5.4 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Bourgvallées | 3,326 | 6.1 | — | A− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Barre-de-Semilly has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns. 99% of 238 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Le Verrier in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Barre-de-Semilly grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
La Barre-de-Semilly is a commune of 1,029 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.