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435 residents make their home in this town in Manche, Normandy.
La Chaise-Baudouin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing La Chaise-Baudouin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chaise-Baudouin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Vassy dit aussi Le Logis, in Brécey, 4.9 mi away.
24% 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 Chaise-Baudouin.
25% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Manche’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Chaise-Baudouin | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.5% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,290 a year per consumption unit, near Manche’s towns (€24,970) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 9.4%.
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.
13 houses and apartments changed hands in La Chaise-Baudouin from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Chaise-Baudouin 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 Chaise-Baudouin 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 Chaise-Baudouin | 435 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 3,903 | 4.9 | B− | A− | B | C− |
| Avranches | 10,143 | 7.9 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 9.9 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 2,784 | 10 | A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Isigny-le-Buat | 3,183 | 10 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 2,641 | 11 | — | A | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
La Chaise-Baudouin is a commune of 435 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.