Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 87 in Manche, Normandy.
La Luzerne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing La Luzerne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Luzerne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Saint-Lô, 3 mi away.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near La Luzerne. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Lô4.4 km southwest, in Saint-Lô
MuseumMusée du bocage normand4.8 km southwest, in Saint-LôChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly3.4 km southeast, in Saint-Pierre-de-SemillyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Lô4.7 km southwest, in Saint-LôMuseumMuseumMusée typographique - Fernand Le Rachinel4.9 km southwest, in Saint-LôWater parkWater parkCentre aquatique4.6 km southwest, in Saint-LôPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Luzerne.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.4% of the population. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Luzerne | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 8.1% of working residents in La Luzerne didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of La Luzerne, 99.0% passed the bac, higher than both Manche’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.6 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.98/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Luzerne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Luzerne.
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 Luzerne | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 2.8 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 3.9 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | 2,516 | 4.6 | — | A | — | A |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 4,137 | 6.2 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Bourgvallées | 3,326 | 7.3 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Saint-Amand-Villages | 2,525 | 7.6 | — | A− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
La Luzerne is a commune of 87 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) · 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.