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Le RozelManche

A town of 258 in Manche, Normandy.

Population
258
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.80
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,350
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
10%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Le Rozel a good place to live?

Le Rozel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Le Rozel stand out

The one thing Le Rozel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
35%2%Le RozelMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
35% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Domaine du château du Rozel
Domaine du château du Rozel · Inscrit · Photo: Johan Allard · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Rozel’s story

Le Rozel in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Le Rozel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1979First protected: Manoir de Cleville
  • 2023Most recently protected: Site paléolithique moyen du Pou
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Rozel.

Who lives here

Le Rozel has fewer young adults than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Le Rozel comes below both Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). 26% of residents are 65 or over.

43.8median age
Le RozelManche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Rozel
Le RozelManche medianFrance median
Under 1515%13%17%
15–244.7%9.3%11%
25–4430%20%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+26%29%22%
No diploma9%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education35%22%30%
Full pageLe Rozel’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages43.8 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds130 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad0.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Le Rozel?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Le Rozel keeps more of its old housing than Manche or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Le Rozel, that is above both Manche’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Le Rozel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected
Full pageLe Rozel’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homesMap3 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Le Rozel?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Le Rozel are out of work than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.0%

Le Rozel sits below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Le Rozel has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Le Rozel, 0.3 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLe Rozel’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentGetting to work10% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€26,350 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Le Rozel above both Manche’s towns (90.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Le Rozel95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège le CastillonNearest collègeCollègeCollège7695%+3 pts
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageLe Rozel’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges95.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Le Rozel is €9.80/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Rozel€9.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Manche median€9.90/m²
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.26 to €13.22/m² a month)
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLe Rozel’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.80/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Manoir de Cléville and 4 more in and around Le Rozel

Heritage in and near Le Rozel. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauManoir de Clévillein townChâteauChâteauManoir du Rozelin townChâteauChâteauManoir du But3 km northeast, in Saint-Germain-le-GaillardChâteauChâteauManoir de Saint-Marcouf4.4 km east, in PierrevilleFortFortManoir de Bunehout4.6 km east, in Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Rozel

13pages on Le Rozel
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.4 mi awayHousing11 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute50 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors6% of the commune is protected natureAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 43.8History3 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Le Rozel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Site paléolithique moyen du PouArchaeological site · Prehistory
Manoir de ClevilleManor house · 15th & 16th c.
Photo credits

Site paléolithique moyen du Pou: Photo: Pascal Radigue · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de Cleville: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Le Rozel

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Rozel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Le Rozel’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Manche →
Les PieuxBricquebec-en-CotentinLa HaguePort-Bail-sur-MerCherbourg-en-CotentinValognesLes PieuxBricquebec-en-CotentinLa HaguePort-Bail-sur-MerCherbourg-en-CotentinValognesLe Rozel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Rozel258—————
Les Pieux3,2492—B—A
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin5,8938.4A+A−A+A−
La Hague11,48412ABA+C
Port-Bail-sur-Mer2,52012—B—C+
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin78,25814B−CB−C−
Valognes6,96916B+B−B−C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Le Rozel

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Le Rozel is a commune of 258 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

Population
258 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.6 km²)
INSEE code
50442

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.