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It is a town of 2,516 residents in Manche, Normandy.
Saint-Jean-d'Elle’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car: 17% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,286/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Jean-d'Elle has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Jean-d'Elle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-d'Elle 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-Jean-d'Elle has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Saint-Jean-d'Elle has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.
14% 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-Jean-d'Elle.
The census found 2.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 5.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Saint-Jean-d'Elle has 300 jobs for 1,200 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.51/m² a month, near Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.72/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 77 homes were sold in Saint-Jean-d'Elle.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,286/m² | 77 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-d'Elle is Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo, 6.4 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 214 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 158, 26% fewer. In Manche, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
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.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 20th century. Before 1919: that is when 14% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town. 20% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Saint-Jean-d'Elle is 43 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Jean-d'Elle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Jean-d'Elle 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-Jean-d'Elle | 2,516 | — | — | A | — | A |
| Saint-Amand-Villages | 2,525 | 3.4 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 4,137 | 4.2 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Torigny-les-Villes | 4,444 | 5.3 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 5.4 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 7 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Bourgvallées | 3,326 | 7.5 | — | A− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jean-d'Elle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 2.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Jean-d'Elle grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Jean-d'Elle is a commune of 2,516 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) · 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.