Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 189 in Manche, Normandy.
Le Mesnil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Le Mesnil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Mesnil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges du baptistère, in Port-Bail-sur-Mer, 2.4 mi away.
21% 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 Le Mesnil.
28% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Manche’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. Ages in Le Mesnil split evenly at 53.9: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Le Mesnil | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €22,680 a year per consumption unit. Le Mesnil has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 2.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The nearest general lycée is 13.6 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André MiclotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 50 | 92%+4 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Le Mesnil.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Le Mesnil. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Mesnil 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 Le Mesnil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil | 189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 2,520 | 2.6 | — | B | — | C+ |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 7.3 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| La Haye | 4,029 | 7.8 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Les Pieux | 3,249 | 11 | — | B | — | A |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 13 | B+ | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Valognes | 6,969 | 14 | B+ | B− | B− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Le Mesnil is a commune of 189 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. 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.