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Saint-Pierre-de-SemillyManche

The town has 421 residents and lies in Manche, Normandy.

Is Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly out for now.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly’s story

Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly.

History

Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly keeps more of its old housing than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly, above Manche’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 are 7.3% of the population. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 35% of adults.

48.3median age
Saint-Pierre-de-SemillyManche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly
Saint-Pierre-de-SemillyManche medianFrance median
Under 1519%13%17%
15–247.3%9.3%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+25%29%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education35%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly are out of work than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.1%

At the census, 1.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,900 a year.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly, 0.2 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly is €9.51/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.

€9.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly€9.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Manche median€9.90/m²
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €12.41/m² a month)
€6.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly and 2 more in and around Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly

12pages on Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly

Landmarks

The list names few of Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly yet.

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Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Manche →
Saint-Jean-d'ElleSaint-LôCondé-sur-VireAgneauxSaint-Amand-VillagesTorigny-les-VillesSaint-Jean-d'ElleSaint-LôCondé-sur-VireAgneauxSaint-Amand-VillagesTorigny-les-VillesSaint-Pierre-de-Semilly
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly421—————
Saint-Jean-d'Elle2,5162.6—A—A
Saint-Lô19,4714B−B+DB−
Condé-sur-Vire4,1375.4A+A−A+B
Agneaux4,2865.5A+B−A+A−
Saint-Amand-Villages2,5255.8—A−—C−
Torigny-les-Villes4,4447.6A+A−AB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly is a commune of 421 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

Population
421 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
INSEE code
50538

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.