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A town of 758 in Manche, Normandy.

Is Saint-Fromond a good place to live?

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

What makes Saint-Fromond stand out

The one thing Saint-Fromond does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église priorale Saint-Fromond
Église priorale Saint-Fromond · Inscrit · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Fromond’s story

Saint-Fromond in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Fromond, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2004.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2004First protected: Église priorale Saint-Fromond
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Fromond.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Saint-Fromond hold a degree than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 15%

Saint-Fromond sits below both Manche’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Children are 18% of the town.

44.2median age
Saint-FromondManche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Fromond
Saint-FromondManche medianFrance median
Under 1518%13%17%
15–2411%9.3%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+26%29%22%
No diploma29%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education15%22%30%

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

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Fromond, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
2004
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Fromond run lower than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,870 a year per consumption unit

That puts Saint-Fromond below both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Saint-Fromond has 200 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Saint-Fromond, 0.6 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

81.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Saint-Fromond is below both Manche’s towns (90.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

81.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Fromond81.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Du MaraisNearest collègeCollègeCollège4881%−2 pts
81.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

A home in Saint-Fromond sells for €1,311/m², less than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns

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

In the comparison, Saint-Fromond comes below both Manche’s towns (€1,814/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€1,311/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Fromond€1,311/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,311/m²34
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.10 to €13.06/m² a month)
€7.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Rivière and 4 more in and around Saint-Fromond

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Fromond. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Saint-Fromond

14pages on Saint-Fromond

Landmarks

Saint-Fromond has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église priorale Saint-Fromond: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Fromond

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Fromond yet.

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Saint-Fromond’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 →
Isigny-sur-MerAgneauxSaint-LôCarentan-les-MaraisLe Molay-LittryMarigny-Le-LozonIsigny-sur-MerAgneauxSaint-LôCarentan-les-MaraisLe Molay-LittryMarigny-Le-LozonSaint-Fromond
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Fromond758—————
Isigny-sur-Mer Calvados3,5435.7A−A−B+C
Agneaux4,2867.2A+B−A+A−
Saint-Lô19,4717.5B−B+DB−
Carentan-les-Marais10,2188.3B−BC+C
Le Molay-Littry Calvados3,12410A−BA+C
Marigny-Le-Lozon2,76110A−A−A+C+

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

About Saint-Fromond

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Saint-Fromond is a commune of 758 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
758 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
6 sq mi (15.6 km²)
INSEE code
50468

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 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.