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The town has 238 residents and lies in Manche, Normandy.
Le Mesnil-Villeman has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 31% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things Le Mesnil-Villeman does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Mesnil-Villeman as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de Hambye (également sur commune de Percy), in Hambye, 5.5 mi away.
60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit and family days out in and near Le Mesnil-Villeman. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Mesnil-Villeman.
Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. 17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Manche’s towns (13%). Typical age in Le Mesnil-Villeman: 50.1, the median.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Le Mesnil-Villeman | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,350 a year per consumption unit, close to Manche’s towns (€24,970) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of Le Mesnil-Villeman’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The unemployment rate comes to 8.5%.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Le Mesnil-Villeman.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Mesnil-Villeman is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Le Mesnil-Villeman 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-Villeman | 238 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 3,903 | 5.4 | B− | A− | B | C− |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 2,641 | 7.8 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Bréhal | 3,487 | 8.8 | B | C | A− | C+ |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 9.1 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 3,167 | 9.4 | — | A− | — | B |
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 4,507 | 11 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Le Mesnil-Villeman is a commune of 238 people in the Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage. 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.