Prices are modest for what you get (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: just over a fifth of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Work and incomes lag (C−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.4% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Montsenelle 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.
Each subject compares Montsenelle 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 Montsenelle.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Montsenelle is harder to get around on foot than 100% of compared French towns
2.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 7.4%. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,050 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Montsenelle, 0.4 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Montsenelle, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Manche’s towns and compared French towns: 120 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Montsenelle is Chpc site Valognes, 13.8 mi away. 302 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 185: 63% above. Life expectancy in Manche: 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+20%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw163
Adjusted120
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Montsenelle · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chpc site Valognes
20.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Montsenelle: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Manche’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Montsenelle is Vieux château. This Manche town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Montsenelle than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Manche’s towns (13%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population. Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
48.7median age
MontsenelleManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montsenelle
Is Montsenelle safe?
Montsenelle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Montsenelle expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,444/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montsenelle grades A for cost of living.
About Montsenelle
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Montsenelle is a commune of 1,450 people in the Communauté de communes Côte Ouest Centre Manche. 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.
