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La Lucerne-d'OutremerManche

A town in Manche, Normandy, home to 880 people.

Is La Lucerne-d'Outremer a good place to live?

La Lucerne-d'Outremer isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes. Homes sell for a median €1,852/m².

What makes La Lucerne-d'Outremer stand out

The 2 things La Lucerne-d'Outremer does most differently from other towns.

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Abbaye de la Lucerne
Abbaye de la Lucerne · Classé · Photo: Pinpin · CC BY 2.5
La Lucerne-d'Outremer’s story

La Lucerne-d'Outremer in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, La Lucerne-d'Outremer counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1928First protected: Abbaye de la Lucerne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Lucerne-d'Outremer.

History

La Lucerne-d'Outremer keeps more of its old housing than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in La Lucerne-d'Outremer is Abbaye de la Lucerne.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in La Lucerne-d'Outremer are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in both Manche’s towns and compared French towns

17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Manche’s towns (13%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 23% of residents. The median resident of La Lucerne-d'Outremer is 43.8 years old.

43.8median age
La Lucerne-d'OutremerManche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Lucerne-d'Outremer
La Lucerne-d'OutremerManche medianFrance median
Under 1517%13%17%
15–248.3%9.3%11%
25–4426%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+23%29%22%
No diploma24%24%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education26%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Lucerne-d'Outremer than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 4.2%

Jobs based in La Lucerne-d'Outremer number 150, against 400 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.2%, below Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. A tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in La Lucerne-d'Outremer, 0.4 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

La Lucerne-d'Outremer92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis BeuveNearest collègeCollègeCollège6192%+4 pts
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in La Lucerne-d'Outremer costs less than in both Manche’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.27/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €10.08/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 32 homes were sold in La Lucerne-d'Outremer. Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest.

€1,852/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

La Lucerne-d'Outremer€1,852/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,777/m²31
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.11 to €12.07/m² a month)
€10.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de La Lucerne and 3 more in and around La Lucerne-d'Outremer

Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Lucerne-d'Outremer. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about La Lucerne-d'Outremer

14pages on La Lucerne-d'Outremer

Landmarks

La Lucerne-d'Outremer has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Abbaye de la Lucerne: Photo: Pinpin · CC BY 2.5

Famous people from La Lucerne-d'Outremer

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Lucerne-d'Outremer yet.

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La Lucerne-d'Outremer’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Sartilly-Baie-BocageSaint-Pair-sur-MerAvranchesGranvilleDonville-les-BainsVilledieu-les-Poêles-RouffignySartilly-Baie-BocageSaint-Pair-sur-MerAvranchesGranvilleDonville-les-BainsVilledieu-les-Poêles-RouffignyLa Lucerne-d'Outremer
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Lucerne-d'Outremer880—————
Sartilly-Baie-Bocage2,7783.3—C+—A−
Saint-Pair-sur-Mer4,5076.9A−C−A−B+
Avranches10,1437.8BC+DB+
Granville12,5108.4CC−DB
Donville-les-Bains3,1468.6C+DB−B+
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny3,9039B−A−BC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About La Lucerne-d'Outremer

Commune in Manche, Normandy

La Lucerne-d'Outremer is a commune of 880 people in the Communauté de communes de Granville, Terre et Mer. 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

Population
880 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Granville, Terre et Mer
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.6 km²)
INSEE code
50281

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 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.