Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 579 in Manche, Normandy.
Pontaubault is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pontaubault as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Montmorel, in Poilley, 3.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pontaubault.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.1% of the population. 21% of residents are 65 or over, below Manche’s towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Pontaubault is 42.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Pontaubault | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Pontaubault has 200 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.8 per worker. Unemployment stood at 7.1%, lower than both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,860 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 3.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gabriel de MontgomeryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 96%+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.
The market in Pontaubault: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pontaubault. Best known first.
Nothing in Pontaubault 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 Pontaubault 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontaubault | 579 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 2,784 | 3.2 | A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Avranches | 10,143 | 3.6 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
| Saint-James | 5,018 | 7.4 | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Isigny-le-Buat | 3,183 | 7.9 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Pontorson | 4,280 | 8.3 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 9.6 | — | C+ | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Pontaubault is a commune of 579 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 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.