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342 people live in this town in Manche, Normandy.
Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 29% of its housing. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Motte castrale, in Noues de Sienne, 4.6 mi away.
43% 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-Michel-de-Montjoie.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Manche’s towns (13%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 19% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The jobless rate is 10.7%.
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.
Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie 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-Michel-de-Montjoie 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-Michel-de-Montjoie | 342 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noues de Sienne Calvados | 4,207 | 5 | B− | A | A | C+ |
| Sourdeval | 3,026 | 5.6 | — | A+ | — | B− |
| Vire Normandie Calvados | 17,457 | 8.1 | B− | B+ | C | B |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 3,903 | 10 | B− | A− | B | C− |
| Mortain-Bocage | 2,961 | 10 | A− | A+ | C | A− |
| Grandparigny | 2,605 | 12 | — | A | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie is a commune of 342 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. 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.