Martinvast has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,357/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Martinvast 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Martinvast.
HealthHealth C
Martinvast sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Manche’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Martinvast. Women in Manche live to 85.5 on average and men to 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 151 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 238, 57% more.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw157
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Martinvast · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
3.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Incomes in Martinvast run higher than in Manche’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,570 a year per consumption unit
5.3% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 5.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Martinvast, 0.8 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. 11% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Manche’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Martinvast are 15 to 24: 8%, fewer than in Manche’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 17%, above Manche’s towns (13%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.
46.3median age
MartinvastManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Martinvast earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.07/m² a month, higher than Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,357/m², comes from 43 sales of houses and apartments in Martinvast from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.00/m² a month.
€2,357/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Martinvast€2,357/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,357/m²
43
€11.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €14.44/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Martinvast
Is Martinvast safe?
Martinvast has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Martinvast good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns. 98% of 291 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean-François Millet in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Martinvast expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,357/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Martinvast grades B− for cost of living.
About Martinvast
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Martinvast is a commune of 1,348 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
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.
