Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 648 in Manche, Normandy.
Méautis is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Méautis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2011.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Méautis.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Méautis, that is above both Manche’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Méautis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Méautis sits below both Manche’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.1% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Méautis | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Méautis below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Méautis has 200 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
98.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Méautis, above both Manche’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léon GambettaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 75 | 67%−19 pts |
| Lycée Sivard de BeaulieuNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 111 | 98%±0 pts |
| Institution Notre-Dame - Lycée professionnel PrivateBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 33 | 100%+10 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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Méautis. Best known first.
Méautis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Donville: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Méautis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méautis | 648 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 10,218 | 3.3 | B− | B | C+ | C |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 8.3 | B+ | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 2,896 | 8.8 | — | B | — | D |
| Isigny-sur-Mer Calvados | 3,543 | 9.3 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 3,208 | 11 | C+ | A+ | A | C− |
| La Haye | 4,029 | 12 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Méautis is a commune of 648 people in the Communauté de communes de la Baie 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
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.