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A town in Manche, Normandy, home to 1,030 people.
Where it does best is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Saint-Gilles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Gilles 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.
Saint-Gilles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Gilles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Explore the history →Heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Gilles. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Sainte-Marie4.2 km northeast, in AgneauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roque3.8 km north, in ThèrevalChâteauChâteauLe Châtel2.7 km north, in ThèrevalChâteauChâteauManoir de Bosdel4.3 km east, in Saint-LôChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Vaucelle4.7 km east, in Saint-LôPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gilles.
Unemployment stood at 6.2%, below Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 2.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Saint-Gilles holds 200 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.78/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 27 homes were sold in Saint-Gilles.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
61 deaths in Saint-Gilles between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 74: 18% below. At birth, a girl in Manche can expect 85.5 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Gilles is Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo, 2.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Gilles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.1 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean FollainNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 76 | 88%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.5% of residents. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below both Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 28% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Gilles | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Gilles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine du château de Canisy: Photo: Crochet.david · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Gilles 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-Gilles | 1,030 | — | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 2.6 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 3.4 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 4 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Bourgvallées | 3,326 | 4.3 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 4,137 | 7.1 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | 2,516 | 9.1 | — | A | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Gilles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Gilles is a commune of 1,030 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
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.