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A town in Manche, Normandy, home to 489 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Floxel is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Floxel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hangar à dirigeables, in Écausseville, 2.6 mi away.
24% 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-Floxel.
18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Manche’s towns (13%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Degrees are held by 21% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Floxel | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of the labour force are out of work. Per resident in work, Saint-Floxel counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). The median disposable income was €26,800 a year per consumption unit, higher than Manche’s towns (€24,970) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Tiphaigne de la RocheNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 44 | 82%−8 pts |
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.
The market in Saint-Floxel: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Floxel. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Floxel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Floxel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Floxel | 489 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valognes | 6,969 | 4.7 | B+ | B− | B− | C− |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 2,896 | 6.2 | — | B | — | D |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 7.9 | B+ | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 12 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 10,218 | 14 | B− | B | C+ | C |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 78,258 | 15 | B− | C | B− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Floxel is a commune of 489 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. 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.