Montebourg has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,773/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. Its strongest is walkability (A): 89% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montebourg 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Montebourg works better than 92% of compared French towns
16.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Manche’s towns (9.6%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €22,620 a year per consumption unit. Montebourg has 1,150 jobs for 750 working residents, 1.5 per worker.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot13%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,150
jobs based in Montebourg, 1.5 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Montebourg gets an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,773/m², comes from 61 sales of houses and apartments in Montebourg from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.91/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,773/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montebourg€1,773/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,773/m²
59
€9.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.82 to €12.55/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Montebourg’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 74% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Montebourg records 97 deaths per 100 expected, above both Manche’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 495 residents of Montebourg died, against 350 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 41% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw141
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Montebourg · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chpc site Valognes
14.6 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
Fewer people in Montebourg hold a degree than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 16%
On this, Montebourg is below both Manche’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are 13% of the town.
51.9median age
MontebourgManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montebourg
Is Montebourg safe?
Montebourg has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Montebourg good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montebourg expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,773/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montebourg grades A− for cost of living.
About Montebourg
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Montebourg is a commune of 1,925 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.
