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A town in Manche, Normandy, home to 172 people.
There are no grades for La Chapelle-Urée: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for one in ten homes.
The one thing La Chapelle-Urée does most differently from other towns.
La Chapelle-Urée has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-Urée.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. La Chapelle-Urée has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Half of La Chapelle-Urée is older than 40.3, half younger.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-Urée | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.0%, lower than both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.3% of working residents in La Chapelle-Urée didn’t travel to work at all. 10.0% of the town’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 83% drove.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in La Chapelle-Urée.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Chapelle-Urée. Best known first.
La Chapelle-Urée 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 Chapelle-Urée 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 Chapelle-Urée | 172 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isigny-le-Buat | 3,183 | 3.7 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Grandparigny | 2,605 | 5.8 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 5,770 | 6.8 | A− | A | C | B |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 2,784 | 7.1 | A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Avranches | 10,143 | 9.5 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
| Mortain-Bocage | 2,961 | 10 | A− | A+ | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
La Chapelle-Urée is a commune of 172 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.