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469 people live in this town in Manche, Normandy.
Le Mesnil-Rouxelin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Le Mesnil-Rouxelin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Mesnil-Rouxelin 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, 2 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Le Mesnil-Rouxelin. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Lô2.9 km south, in Saint-Lô
ChâteauChâteau de Sainte-Marie3.8 km southwest, in Agneaux
MuseumMusée du bocage normand4.2 km south, in Saint-LôChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Lô3.1 km south, in Saint-LôFortFortRemparts de Saint-Lô3.3 km southwest, in Saint-LôChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Vaucelle4 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 Le Mesnil-Rouxelin.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Manche’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 18%. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Le Mesnil-Rouxelin | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.4% of commuters got to work without a car. Le Mesnil-Rouxelin has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €30,850 a year per consumption unit, above Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
Near Le Mesnil-Rouxelin, 95.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Manche’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 226 candidates at 3 lycées. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 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 |
| Institut Saint-Lo PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 122 | 99%+2 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. 15 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Mesnil-Rouxelin from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Mesnil-Rouxelin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Mesnil-Rouxelin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Rouxelin | 469 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 2 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 2.5 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | 2,516 | 6.1 | — | A | — | A |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 4,137 | 6.7 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Bourgvallées | 3,326 | 6.7 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 7.9 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Le Mesnil-Rouxelin is a commune of 469 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 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.