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A town of 216 in Manche, Normandy.
Raids is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Raids as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Motte féodale, in Remilly Les Marais, 4.1 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Raids.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6% of the population. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Ages in Raids split evenly at 38.7: half are older, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Raids | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 1.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Raids: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €24,370 a year per consumption unit, near Manche’s towns (€24,970) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Raids recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Raids. Best known first.
Nothing in Raids 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 Raids 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raids | 216 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 3,208 | 6 | C+ | A+ | A | C− |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 10,218 | 8.4 | B− | B | C+ | C |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 8.5 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| La Haye | 4,029 | 12 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Coutances | 8,321 | 12 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 12 | B+ | B+ | A+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Raids is a commune of 216 people in the Communauté de communes Côte Ouest Centre Manche. 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.