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This town in Manche, Normandy has a population of 207.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Perriers-en-Beauficel falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 26% of homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Perriers-en-Beauficel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Perriers-en-Beauficel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Blanche, in Mortain-Bocage, 6 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Perriers-en-Beauficel.
Degrees are held by 21% of adults. Children under 15 make up 14%, between Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Perriers-en-Beauficel | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 9.7% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.8%, lower than both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Perriers-en-Beauficel.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Perriers-en-Beauficel. Best known first.
Nothing in Perriers-en-Beauficel 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 Perriers-en-Beauficel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perriers-en-Beauficel | 207 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sourdeval | 3,026 | 3.8 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Noues de Sienne Calvados | 4,207 | 6.8 | B− | A | A | C+ |
| Mortain-Bocage | 2,961 | 8.4 | A− | A+ | C | A− |
| Vire Normandie Calvados | 17,457 | 8.4 | B− | B+ | C | B |
| Grandparigny | 2,605 | 11 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Isigny-le-Buat | 3,183 | 12 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Perriers-en-Beauficel is a commune of 207 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
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 November 4, 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.