Saint-Pierre-Église’s schools beat most: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Pierre-Église has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Pierre-Église with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pierre-Église.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Pierre-Église run higher than in 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (68 places) counts its residents as Saint-Pierre-Église’s; allowing for it, deaths were 1% above expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 221 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 304, 37% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Pierre-Église is Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin, 9.6 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Manche is 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Pierre-Église · 1.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A walkable place: Saint-Pierre-Église beats 78% of compared French towns on foot
Saint-Pierre-Église holds 600 jobs; 700 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,780 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 8.1%.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
600
jobs based in Saint-Pierre-Église, 0.8 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Saint-Pierre-Église do better than those of 77% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Pierre-Église, 87.0% passed the brevet, lower than Manche’s towns (90.0%) and near compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.5 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Saint-Pierre-Église sell for a median €1,927/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.67/m² a month, about level with Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. 58 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Pierre-Église from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,927/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Pierre-Église€1,927/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,904/m²
55
€9.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.61 to €12.30/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Saint-Pierre-Église hold a degree than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
Children are 16% of the town. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, close to Manche’s towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Saint-Pierre-Église is 48.3 years old.
48.3median age
Saint-Pierre-ÉgliseManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Pierre-Église has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Pierre-Église was family violence (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.7 violent offenses and 6.8 graded property crimes a year. Its tally for 2025: 12 recorded offenses.
4.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence7
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
Fraud10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
41.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 41.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Pierre-Église
Is Saint-Pierre-Église safe?
Saint-Pierre-Église has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Saint-Pierre-Église good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Pierre-Église expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Pierre-Église grades A− for cost of living.
About Saint-Pierre-Église
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Pierre-Église is a commune of 1,765 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.
