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Population 1,338: a town in Manche, Normandy.
Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme’s strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 43% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on schools — brevet results 3.4 points above the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,035/m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Walkability is its weak spot — 50% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme 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-Quentin-sur-le-Homme 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.
Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Montmorel, in Poilley, 3.4 mi away.
12% 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-Quentin-sur-le-Homme.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Manche live to 85.5 on average and men to 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 67 deaths in Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 117: 43% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme is Hopitaux du Sud Manche site Avranches, 3.8 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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment is 4.6%. Jobs based in Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme number 300, against 650 residents in work (0.5 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme, 92.3% passed the brevet, above both Manche’s towns (90.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gabriel de MontgomeryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 96%+5 pts |
| Collège la ChaussonnièreBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 63 | 89%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
8.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents. Half the people of Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme are older than 43.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.98/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 36 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,035/m². House rents are put at about €7.48/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,035/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme 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-Quentin-sur-le-Homme 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-Quentin-sur-le-Homme | 1,338 | — | — | B | — | A+ |
| Ducey-Les Chéris | 2,784 | 2.2 | A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Avranches | 10,143 | 3.1 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
| Isigny-le-Buat | 3,183 | 6.2 | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-James | 5,018 | 9 | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 9.8 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 5,770 | 10 | A− | A | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,035/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme is a commune of 1,338 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) · 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 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.