Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poilley.
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Poilley, above Manche’s towns and compared French towns
18% of residents are 65 or over, below Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.4% of residents. The median resident of Poilley is 41.6 years old.
41.6median age
PoilleyManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Poilley: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Manche’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Poilley is Ancienne abbaye de Montmorel. On the Culture ministry’s list, Poilley counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Poilley are out of work than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Per resident in work, Poilley counts 1.2 jobs (500 jobs, 450 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €26,270 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
500
jobs based in Poilley, 1.2 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The middle sale price in Poilley: €1,735/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.98/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Poilley: 35 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.48/m² a month.
€1,735/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Poilley€1,735/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,735/m²
35
€9.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €13.14/m² a month)
€7.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Poilley
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Poilley is a commune of 969 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.
