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In Manche, Normandy, this town has 1,275 residents.
Marcey-les-Grèves’s strongest is jobs & income: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. Walkability is its weak spot (C−) — 52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,972/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Marcey-les-Grèves has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Marcey-les-Grèves does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Marcey-les-Grèves with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Marcey-les-Grèves has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marcey-les-Grèves as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église et cimetière qui l'entoure, in Genêts, 4.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Marcey-les-Grèves. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire d'Avranches1.8 km southeast, in Avranches
Monastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Anne de Moutons1.6 km southeast, in AvranchesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Avranches1.9 km southeast, in AvranchesFortFortFortifications d'Avranches1.9 km southeast, in AvranchesAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Saint-Léonard2.6 km southwest, in VainsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marcey-les-Grèves.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 118 residents of Marcey-les-Grèves died, against 159 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. Life expectancy in Manche: 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 2 GPs practise in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,740 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.4% 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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Marcey-les-Grèves, 97.4% passed the bac, above Manche’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Challemel LacourNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 75 | 93%+1 pt |
| Lycée Notre-Dame de la Providence PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 101 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame de la Providence PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 26 | 96%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, about level with Manche’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. Half of Marcey-les-Grèves is older than 51.5, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Marcey-les-Grèves | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,972/m², comes from 46 sales of houses and apartments in Marcey-les-Grèves from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €9.98/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.97/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,972/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Marcey-les-Grèves 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 Marcey-les-Grèves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcey-les-Grèves | 1,275 | — | — | B | — | A− |
| Avranches | 10,143 | 1.8 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 4.9 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 2,784 | 7 | A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Isigny-le-Buat | 3,183 | 11 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Pontorson | 4,280 | 11 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 4,507 | 11 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Marcey-les-Grèves has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 101 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de la Providence in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,972/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marcey-les-Grèves grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Marcey-les-Grèves is a commune of 1,275 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.