Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marcouf.
Who lives here
Saint-Marcouf has fewer young adults than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 16% of adults. 37% of residents are 65 or over, above both Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 12%.
58.7median age
Saint-MarcoufManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Marcouf: 3 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Marcouf is Église de Saint-Marcouf. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Saint-Marcouf are out of work than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 11.6%
Half of residents lived on more than €26,540 a year per consumption unit, higher than Manche’s towns (€24,970) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Saint-Marcouf: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.5 each). Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot9%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Marcouf, 0.5 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The middle sale price in Saint-Marcouf: €2,008/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.29/m² a month, near Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Saint-Marcouf: 31 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.76/m² a month.
€2,008/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Marcouf€2,008/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,008/m²
31
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.10 to €13.06/m² a month)
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Marcouf
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Marcouf is a commune of 355 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
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.
