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A town of 1,486 in Manche, Normandy.
Saint-Planchers has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 17% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,654/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Granville, Terre et Mer. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Planchers 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Planchers; none is classé, France’s top protection.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Planchers.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,320 a year. 2.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 6.3%. 200 jobs are based in Saint-Planchers, for 600 working residents (0.3 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 121 deaths in Saint-Planchers from 2016 to 2025; there were 96, 20% fewer. In Manche, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Planchers is Hopitaux du Sud Manche site Granville, 2.4 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
27% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Manche’s towns (13%). Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Planchers | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Planchers has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.22/m² a month, higher than Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.08/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Planchers from July 2023 to June 2026: 56 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,566/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 87% of 135 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. The nearest collège is 3.4 mi away. Near Saint-Planchers, 92.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Manche’s towns (94.3%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée hôtelier Maurice MarlandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 20 | 95% |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Planchers. Best known first.
Saint-Planchers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Prieuré de l'Oiselière: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Planchers 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-Planchers | 1,486 | — | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 4,507 | 2.5 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Donville-les-Bains | 3,146 | 2.9 | C+ | D | B− | B+ |
| Granville | 12,510 | 2.9 | C | C− | D | B |
| Bréhal | 3,487 | 4.5 | B | C | A− | C+ |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 6.3 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 3,167 | 10 | — | A− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Planchers has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Planchers grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Planchers is a commune of 1,486 people in the Communauté de communes de Granville, Terre et Mer. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.