Picauville grades B+ overall: better than 71% of compared French towns, and #16 of 27 in Manche. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,640/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Baie du Cotentin. Its strongest is safety (A+): an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Picauville 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 Picauville.
Safety
Picauville sees less crime per resident than 95% of compared French towns
In all, 27 offenses reached the police record in Picauville in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
3.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud14
Theft without violence7
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.
3.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.8%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, 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, 17.8% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Picauville is above 84% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Picauville’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, higher than both Manche’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). 445 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 374: 19% above. The nearest emergency department to Picauville is Chpc site Valognes, 9.1 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Manche is 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Picauville · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chpc site Valognes
20.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
On foot, Picauville works less well than three in four compared French towns
7.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. For its 1,250 residents in work, Picauville has 1,050 jobs: 0.9 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,970 a year.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
1,050
jobs based in Picauville, 0.9 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 24% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Picauville earns a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,640/m², comes from 138 sales of houses and apartments in Picauville from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €9.79/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.76/m² a month.
€1,640/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Picauville€1,640/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,640/m²
138
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.75 to €12.38/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Baie du Cotentin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Picauville hold a degree than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.9%. Children under 15 make up 16%, above Manche’s towns (13%) but below compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 26% of the population.
48.3median age
PicauvilleManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Picauville keeps more of its old housing than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Picauville counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Picauville
Is Picauville safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #7 of 27 in Manche.
Is Picauville expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,640/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Picauville grades B+ for cost of living.
About Picauville
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Picauville is a commune of 3,228 people in the Communauté de communes de la Baie 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.
