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Population 226: a town in Manche, Normandy.
There are no grades for Le Fresne-Poret: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 23% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Le Fresne-Poret does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Fresne-Poret as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église des Montiers, in Tinchebray-Bocage, 5.5 mi away.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Le Fresne-Poret is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Fresne-Poret.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town. 26% of residents are 65 or over, between Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Le Fresne-Poret is 52.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Le Fresne-Poret | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 36% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 6.6%. Half of residents lived on more than €23,790 a year per consumption unit, below both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). Le Fresne-Poret has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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.
Le Fresne-Poret recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Fresne-Poret yet.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Le Fresne-Poret is a commune of 226 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fresne-Poret | 226 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sourdeval | 3,026 | 4.2 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Tinchebray-Bocage Orne | 4,813 | 5.5 | A+ | A+ | A+ | B |
| Mortain-Bocage | 2,961 | 7.8 | A− | A+ | C | A− |
| Vire Normandie Calvados | 17,457 | 9 | B− | B+ | C | B |
| Valdallière Calvados | 5,696 | 11 | A− | A | A− | B+ |
| Domfront en Poiraie Orne | 4,113 | 12 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.