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QuibouManche

A town of 858 in Manche, Normandy.

Is Quibou a good place to live?

Quibou is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Quibou stand out

The one thing Quibou does most differently from other towns.

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Quibou’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Quibou’s story

No historic monuments in Quibou

The Culture ministry lists no building in Quibou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Domaine du château de Canisy (également sur commune de Saint-Gilles), in Canisy, 1.8 mi away.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quibou.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

8.9% of residents are 15 to 24 and 23% are 65 or over, against 9.3% and 29% in the median compared commune of Manche. 27% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Manche 22%, France 30%).

46.2median age
QuibouManche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Quibou
QuibouManche medianFrance median
Under 1516%13%17%
15–248.9%9.3%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+23%29%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education27%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Quibou has lower unemployment than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

For Quibou, that is below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Quibou has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Quibou, 0.3 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Quibou sits below both Manche’s towns (90.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

83.6%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Quibou83.6%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean FollainNearest collègeCollègeCollège7688%±0 pts

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83.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.6 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Buying in Quibou costs less than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,127/m²

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Quibou below both Manche’s towns (€1,814/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€1,127/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Quibou€1,127/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,127/m²36
€9.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.22 to €13.11/m² a month)
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Canisy and 6 more in and around Quibou

Heritage in and near Quibou. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Quibou

14pages on Quibou

Landmarks

Nothing in Quibou is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Quibou

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Quibou yet.

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Quibou’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Manche →
Marigny-Le-LozonBourgvalléesAgneauxSaint-LôCondé-sur-VireSaint-Sauveur-VillagesMarigny-Le-LozonBourgvalléesAgneauxSaint-LôCondé-sur-VireSaint-Sauveur-VillagesQuibou
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Quibou858—————
Marigny-Le-Lozon2,7613A−A−A+C+
Bourgvallées3,3264.2—A−—C−
Agneaux4,2865.2A+B−A+A−
Saint-Lô19,4716.3B−B+DB−
Condé-sur-Vire4,1378A+A−A+B
Saint-Sauveur-Villages3,20810C+A+AC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Quibou

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Quibou is a commune of 858 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo. 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

Population
858 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.3 km²)
INSEE code
50420

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.