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In Manche, Normandy, this town has 530 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Denis-le-Gast has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,164/m².
The 2 things Saint-Denis-le-Gast does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Denis-le-Gast as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de Hambye (également sur commune de Percy), in Hambye, 3.2 mi away.
58% 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 Saint-Denis-le-Gast.
17% are under 15, higher than Manche’s towns (13%) and near compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.2%. Over-65s are 27% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Denis-le-Gast | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Denis-le-Gast has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stood at 7.0%, below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Just over a tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roland VaudatinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 85%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 31 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Denis-le-Gast from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,814/m² for the median of compared towns in Manche.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,164/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Denis-le-Gast. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Denis-le-Gast 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 Saint-Denis-le-Gast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-le-Gast | 530 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 3,167 | 6 | — | A− | — | B |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 2,641 | 6.5 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 3,903 | 8.8 | B− | A− | B | C− |
| Coutances | 8,321 | 9.1 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Bréhal | 3,487 | 9.5 | B | C | A− | C+ |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 12 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Denis-le-Gast is a commune of 530 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
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 November 4, 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.