Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 708 in Manche, Normandy.
Ponts is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ponts as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église et cimetière qui l'entoure, in Genêts, 6.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ponts.
On this, Ponts is above both Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Ponts | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Ponts comes below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ponts has 450 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.4 per worker. At the census, 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
97.4% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Ponts, above both Manche’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de la Providence PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 121 | 93%+3 pts |
| Lycée Notre-Dame de la Providence PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 101 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame de la Providence PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 26 | 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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Ponts. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire d'Avranches3 km southwest, in Avranches
Monastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Anne de Moutons3.2 km southwest, in AvranchesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Avranches2.9 km southwest, in AvranchesFortFortFortifications d'Avranches2.9 km southwest, in AvranchesMuseumMuseumLe Scriptorial, musée des manuscrits du Mont-Saint-Michel2.8 km southwest, in AvranchesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Ponts 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 Ponts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponts | 708 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avranches | 10,143 | 2 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 6.1 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 2,784 | 6.6 | A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Isigny-le-Buat | 3,183 | 9.5 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 3,903 | 10 | B− | A− | B | C− |
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 4,507 | 12 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Ponts is a commune of 708 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.