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A town of 423 in Manche, Normandy.
La Bloutière is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Bloutière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de Hambye (également sur commune de Percy), in Hambye, 3.6 mi away.
37% 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 Bloutière.
Degrees are held by 14% of adults. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are a quarter of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Bloutière | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 7.5%. Half of residents lived on more than €23,400 a year per consumption unit, below Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. La Bloutière holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each.
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.
The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 13.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le DinandierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 85%−1 pt |
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.
House rents are put at about €7.32/m² a month. La Bloutière recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near La Bloutière. Best known first.
Nothing in La Bloutière 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 La Bloutière 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 Bloutière | 423 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 3,903 | 2.7 | B− | A− | B | C− |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 2,641 | 4 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Noues de Sienne Calvados | 4,207 | 10 | B− | A | A | C+ |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 3,167 | 12 | — | A− | — | B |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 13 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Bréhal | 3,487 | 13 | B | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
La Bloutière is a commune of 423 people in the Communauté de communes de Villedieu Intercom. 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 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.