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RonceyManche

A town of 770 in Manche, Normandy.

Is Roncey a good place to live?

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

What makes Roncey stand out

The 2 things Roncey does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Roncey

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

The nearest classé monument is Château de Cerisy, in Cerisy-la-Salle, 3.1 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roncey.

Who lives here

Roncey has fewer young adults than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, close to Manche’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Among adults, 20% have a degree.

54.8median age
RonceyManche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Roncey
RonceyManche medianFrance median
Under 1516%13%17%
15–247.1%9.3%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+31%29%22%
No diploma29%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Roncey, 11.5%, runs above Manche’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Roncey: 350, for 250 residents in work (1.2 each). Half of residents lived on more than €23,480 a year per consumption unit, below Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Also worth knowing: at the census, 8.4% of working residents in Roncey didn’t travel to work at all.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Roncey, 1.2 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Roncey than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.47/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 29 homes were sold in Roncey. House rents are put at about €6.86/m² a month.

€8.47/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Roncey€8.47/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Manche median€9.90/m²
€8.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.64 to €10.82/m² a month)
€6.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Cerisy-la-Salle and 2 more in and around Roncey

Heritage in and near Roncey. Best known first.

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

12pages on Roncey

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Roncey

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Roncey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Roncey’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 →
Quettreville-sur-SienneCoutancesPercy-en-NormandieMarigny-Le-LozonBourgvalléesSaint-Sauveur-VillagesQuettreville-sur-SienneCoutancesPercy-en-NormandieMarigny-Le-LozonBourgvalléesSaint-Sauveur-VillagesRoncey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roncey770—————
Quettreville-sur-Sienne3,1675.6—A−—B
Coutances8,3216.6C−B+DC−
Percy-en-Normandie2,6418.1—A—B+
Marigny-Le-Lozon2,7619A−A−A+C+
Bourgvallées3,32611—A−—C−
Saint-Sauveur-Villages3,20811C+A+AC−

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

About Roncey

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Roncey is a commune of 770 people in the Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage. 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
770 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
4.8 sq mi (12.3 km²)
INSEE code
50437

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.