Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montfarville.
Who lives here
An older town: 33% of people in Montfarville are 65 or over, more than in Manche’s towns and across compared French towns
Among adults, 20% have a degree. 12% are under 15, below both Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
56median age
MontfarvilleManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Montfarville: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montfarville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Montfarville, 6.7%, runs below Manche’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs located in Montfarville: 150, for 300 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 6.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €25,940 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Montfarville, 0.4 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The median sale price of homes in Montfarville is €2,443/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.52/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Montfarville: 30 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€2,443/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montfarville€2,443/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,443/m²
30
€9.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.53 to €12.04/m² a month)
€9.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montfarville
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Montfarville is a commune of 798 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.
