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A town of 1,514 in Manche, Normandy.
Pirou has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 29% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Pirou does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pirou 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.
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Pirou has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
12% 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 Pirou.
Per resident in work, Pirou counts 0.5 jobs (250 jobs, 550 workers). At the census, 2.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The unemployment rate comes to 10.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
7.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 10%, below both Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 19% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Pirou | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Pirou is Centre hospitalier de Coutances, 10.5 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 218 residents of Pirou died, against 205 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. Average lifespans in Manche: 85.5 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Pirou has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 8 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Côte Ouest Centre Manche. The estimated advertised rent is €9.56/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,718/m² | 115 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Pirou has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pirou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirou | 1,514 | — | — | C+ | — | D |
| Gouville-sur-Mer | 3,274 | 4.6 | A | B− | A | C+ |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 3,208 | 8.1 | C+ | A+ | A | C− |
| Agon-Coutainville | 3,020 | 8.5 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
| La Haye | 4,029 | 8.9 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Coutances | 8,321 | 10 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 2,520 | 13 | — | B | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pirou has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 12.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pirou grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Pirou is a commune of 1,514 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.