Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 607 residents in Manche, Normandy.
There are no grades for Nouainville: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nouainville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Porte de l'ancienne église abbatiale de Notre-Dame du Voeu, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, 2.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Nouainville. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Thomas-Henry4.5 km east, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
GardenJardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière4.3 km east, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionFort du Roule5 km east, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinFortFortBase de lancement de V1 de Brécourt3.4 km north, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cherbourg4.6 km northeast, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinFortFortRedoute du Tôt2.5 km northeast, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nouainville.
Aged 15 to 24: 6.5% of residents. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Nouainville | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 4.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €30,270 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Near Nouainville, 94.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Manche’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2 mi away. At the three general lycées, 98% of 652 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le FerronayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 90%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jean-François MilletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 291 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 110 | 99%+5 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.
Sales in Nouainville from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €10.00/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Nouainville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nouainville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouainville | 607 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 78,258 | 2.6 | B− | C | B− | C− |
| La Hague | 11,484 | 5.4 | A | B | A+ | C |
| Les Pieux | 3,249 | 9.7 | — | B | — | A |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 11 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Valognes | 6,969 | 12 | B+ | B− | B− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Nouainville is a commune of 607 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
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.