Mortain-Bocage grades A− overall: better than 81% of compared French towns, and #9 of 27 in Manche. Its weakest subject is safety (C): an average of 11.7 recorded violent incidents and 13.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mortain-Bocage 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 Mortain-Bocage.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mortain-Bocage than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.57/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. No town in Manche costs less to buy into than Mortain-Bocage, at €1,074/m², the lowest of 39. Behind the median of €1,074/m²: 125 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,074/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mortain-Bocage€1,074/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,141/m²
108
€7.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.75 to €9.96/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,720
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Mortain-Bocage skews older, with 36% of residents 65 or over, more than in Manche’s towns and across compared French towns
Among adults, 19% have a degree. 7.6% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 13% of the town.
56.7median age
Mortain-BocageManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Mortain-Bocage sees fewer deaths than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Mortain-Bocage is Centre hospitalier de Saint Hilaire du Harcouet, 8.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 552 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 586, 6% more. At birth, a girl in Manche can expect 85.5 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Mortain-Bocage can choose among 3 GPs.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Mortain-Bocage · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Hilaire du Harcouet
19.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Sud Manche site Avranches
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Mortain-Bocage is higher than in 68% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 89 offenses in Mortain-Bocage. Jobs outnumber working residents in Mortain-Bocage (1,450 to 950): it draws people in from around. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
11.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage46
Family violence18
Other physical violence13
Burglary12
Theft without violence15
Fraud15
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
89
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Schools
95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.5 mi away. By results, schools here place #19 of 29 in Manche.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Mortain-Bocage: 16% 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.
3 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Among the classé monuments in Mortain-Bocage is Ancienne abbaye Blanche. On the Culture ministry’s list, Mortain-Bocage counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ferdinand André Fouqué: Eugène Pirou, Public domain · Yves Pouliquen: L. Catach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pauline Rebour: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Félix Cordoën: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain
Mortain-Bocage’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mortain-Bocage
Is Mortain-Bocage safe?
It grades C for safety, #23 of 27 in Manche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 46 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mortain-Bocage good?
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #19 of 29 in Manche. 96% of 91 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Robert de Mortain in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mortain-Bocage expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,074/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mortain-Bocage grades A+ for cost of living.
About Mortain-Bocage
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Mortain-Bocage is a commune of 2,961 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. 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.
