Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 656 residents, it is a town in Manche, Normandy.
Saint-Jean-de-Daye isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-de-Daye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Carentan-les-Marais, 7.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Daye.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Graduates make up 18% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-Daye | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Daye number 200, against 250 residents in work (0.8 per worker). The median disposable income is €23,840 a year per consumption unit. 8.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Du MaraisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 81%−2 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.
Sales in Saint-Jean-de-Daye from July 2023 to June 2026: 23 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.32/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Jean-de-Daye. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Jean-de-Daye 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-Jean-de-Daye 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-Jean-de-Daye | 656 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isigny-sur-Mer Calvados | 3,543 | 5.6 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 10,218 | 6.8 | B− | B | C+ | C |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 7.7 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 8.3 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 9.7 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Le Molay-Littry Calvados | 3,124 | 12 | A− | B | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Jean-de-Daye is a commune of 656 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 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.