Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Work and incomes are strong: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 4.7% unemployment. Most journeys need a car: 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,493/m² costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Amand-Villages 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 Saint-Amand-Villages 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.
Église de Saint-Symphorien-les-Buttes: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Amand-Villages.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Saint-Amand-Villages works less well than 98% of compared French towns
2%walk, cycle or take transit
2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 4.7%. At the census, 4.9% of working residents in Saint-Amand-Villages didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
700
jobs based in Saint-Amand-Villages, 0.6 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Saint-Amand-Villages do better than those of 92% of compared French towns
93.0%passed the brevetASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Amand-Villages, 93.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Manche’s towns (90.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.2 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.4 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Amand-Villages run higher than in 85% of compared French towns
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Amand-Villages is Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo, 8.1 mi away. After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Amand-Villages’ deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above Manche’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 207 residents of Saint-Amand-Villages died, against 200 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. Life expectancy in Manche: 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Amand-Villages · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo
8.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Amand-Villages earns an A− for cost of living
€1,493/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,493/m², comes from 84 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Amand-Villages from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €10.20/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.78/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Amand-Villages€1,493/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,493/m²
84
€10.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €12.58/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Saint-Amand-Villages: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Amand-Villages, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Amand-Villages are 65 or over: 21%, below Manche’s towns and compared French towns
45.8median age
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, about level with Manche’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. The median resident of Saint-Amand-Villages is 45.8 years old.
Saint-Amand-VillagesManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Saint-Amand-Villages has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Violence against people averaged 2 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 3.3. The police record for Saint-Amand-Villages lists 5 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Fraud13
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.
2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
67.8%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary 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, 67.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Saint-Amand-Villages is a commune of 2,525 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
2,525 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
14.8 sq mi (38.5 km²)
INSEE code
50444
Saint-Amand-Villages’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Amand-Villages
Is Saint-Amand-Villages safe?
Saint-Amand-Villages has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Saint-Amand-Villages good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns and #5 of 29 in Manche. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Amand-Villages expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,493/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Amand-Villages grades A− for cost of living.
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.
