A 70 m² home at the median €2,651/m² costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. Schools do well (A): brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for health, B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability. Second homes make up 52% of its housing.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Port-Bail-sur-Mer has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Port-Bail-sur-Mer 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 Port-Bail-sur-Mer.
Who lives here
An older town: 40% of people in Port-Bail-sur-Mer are 65 or over, more than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns
Under-15s account for just over a tenth of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.6% of residents, below Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 22% of adults.
59.5median age
Port-Bail-sur-MerManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Schools around Port-Bail-sur-Mer do better than those of 89% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Port-Bail-sur-Mer, 92.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above both Manche’s towns (90.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 15.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Port-Bail-sur-Mer: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Port-Bail-sur-Mer is Vestiges du baptistère. On the Culture ministry’s list, Port-Bail-sur-Mer counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Port-Bail-sur-Mer run higher than in 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Port-Bail-sur-Mer. The nearest emergency department to Port-Bail-sur-Mer is Chpc site Valognes, 15.4 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 395 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 360, 9% fewer. In Manche, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Port-Bail-sur-Mer · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chpc site Valognes
21.4 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
Port-Bail-sur-Mer has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.8 for each
9.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Manche’s towns (9.6%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 8.8% are unemployed. Median disposable income comes to €25,560 a year per consumption unit.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
700
jobs based in Port-Bail-sur-Mer, 0.8 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 41% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Port-Bail-sur-Mer’s grade for cost of living: a B
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.56/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 175 sales of houses and apartments in Port-Bail-sur-Mer, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,651/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.27/m² a month.
€2,651/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Port-Bail-sur-Mer€2,651/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,651/m²
175
€9.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.48 to €12.23/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Port-Bail-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
2025 saw 26 offenses recorded in Port-Bail-sur-Mer. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.1 cases of violence against people and 7.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
3.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage16
Family violence10
Armed robbery0
Fraud20
Theft without violence12
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.
3.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
31.2%
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, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 31.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Manoir du Parc and 5 more in and around Port-Bail-sur-Mer
Heritage and museums in and near Port-Bail-sur-Mer. Best known first.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir du Parc: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château du Dick: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vestiges du baptistère: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Port-Bail-sur-Mer
Is Port-Bail-sur-Mer safe?
Port-Bail-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Port-Bail-sur-Mer good?
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #8 of 29 in Manche. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Port-Bail-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,651/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Port-Bail-sur-Mer grades B for cost of living.
About Port-Bail-sur-Mer
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Port-Bail-sur-Mer is a commune of 2,520 people in the Communauté d'agglomération 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.
