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It is a town of 363 residents in Manche, Normandy.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up just over three fifths of its housing. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Barneville, in Barneville-Carteret, 0.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière.
11% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, higher than Manche’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Half of Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière is older than 55.7, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,740 a year per consumption unit, above both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.1% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
General-bac pupils go 15.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André MiclotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 50 | 92%+4 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.
Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest. The market in Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière 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-la-Rivière 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-la-Rivière | 363 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 2,520 | 3.6 | — | B | — | C+ |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 8.5 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| La Haye | 4,029 | 9.6 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Les Pieux | 3,249 | 10 | — | B | — | A |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 15 | B+ | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Valognes | 6,969 | 16 | B+ | B− | B− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière is a commune of 363 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 November 9, 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.