Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (C+) — 1.2 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment. Homes go for a median €1,740/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte 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-Sauveur-le-Vicomte 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.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte before 1900, the earliest Guillaume Lambert, in 1520.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte.
HousingCost of living A−
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte’s grade for cost of living: an A−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.80/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 75 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.97/m² a month.
€1,740/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte€1,740/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,737/m²
74
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €12.37/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.97/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-Sauveur-le-Vicomte hold a degree than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 19%
16% are under 15, higher than Manche’s towns (13%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Aged 15 to 24: 9.4% of residents.
49median age
Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteManche 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 BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Manche’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte is Chpc site Valognes, 8.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 322 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 426, 32% more. 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. This Manche town has 3 family doctors.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chpc site Valognes
18 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
3 historic monuments in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Ancienne abbaye Sainte-Marie-Madeleine-Postel. Also worth knowing: 13% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer commuters in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,140 a year per consumption unit. 10.3% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Manche’s towns (8.8%). At the census, 6.9% of working residents in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
1,000
jobs based in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, 1.2 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Is Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte safe?
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 2.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte grades A− for cost of living.
About Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a commune of 2,114 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.
