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227 people live in this town in Manche, Normandy.
Les Cresnays isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 16% of its housing.
The one thing Les Cresnays does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Cresnays as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Vassy dit aussi Le Logis, in Brécey, 2.4 mi away.
43% 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 Les Cresnays.
Under 15: 17% of residents. 23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Manche’s towns (29%) and near compared French towns (22%). Half of Les Cresnays is older than 48.2, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Les Cresnays | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Les Cresnays: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,080 a year per consumption unit, close to Manche’s towns (€24,970) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 12.4% of working residents locally at the census.
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 town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 9.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre AguitonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 82 | 94%+5 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 €6.76/m² a month. 13 houses and apartments changed hands in Les Cresnays from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Cresnays 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 Les Cresnays 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cresnays | 227 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isigny-le-Buat | 3,183 | 6.9 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Grandparigny | 2,605 | 8.1 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Sourdeval | 3,026 | 9.2 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Noues de Sienne Calvados | 4,207 | 9.6 | B− | A | A | C+ |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 5,770 | 9.6 | A− | A | C | B |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 2,784 | 9.9 | A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Les Cresnays is a commune of 227 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
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.