Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. At C+ overall, Saint-Sauveur-Villages is better than 43% of compared French towns and ranks #24 of 27 in Manche. Schools are its weak spot — brevet results 20 points below the expected rate. It also trails on walkability — 35% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime is low: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Sauveur-Villages 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Saint-Sauveur-Villages costs less than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.32/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,240/m², lower than both Manche’s towns (€1,814/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The market in Saint-Sauveur-Villages: 131 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,240/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Sauveur-Villages€1,240/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,240/m²
131
€8.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.45 to €10.73/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Saint-Sauveur-Villages works less well than 92% of compared French towns
550 jobs are based in Saint-Sauveur-Villages, for 1,350 working residents (0.4 per worker). Median disposable income is €23,890 a year for each consumption unit. 7.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
550
jobs based in Saint-Sauveur-Villages, 0.4 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 9% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Saint-Sauveur-Villages sits below 90% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 53 offenses in Saint-Sauveur-Villages. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
5.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Family violence17
Sexual violence11
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud26
Theft without violence14
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.
5.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
53
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
14.3%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 14.3% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Saint-Sauveur-Villages is above 78% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Manche: 85.5 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Sauveur-Villages come to 100 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 418 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 486, 16% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Sauveur-Villages is Centre hospitalier de Coutances, 6.5 mi away.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Sauveur-Villages · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Coutances
13.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Saint-Sauveur-Villages: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Sauveur-Villages; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Saint-Sauveur-Villages hold a degree than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
Children are 16% of the town. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Manche’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.9%.
47.4median age
Saint-Sauveur-VillagesManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Charles-François Lebrun: Robert Lefèvre, Public domain · Raymond Delisle: René Milanese, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Baptiste Lebrun de Rochemont: Robert Lefèvre, Public domain · Marie des Vallées: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain
Saint-Sauveur-Villages’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Sauveur-Villages
Is Saint-Sauveur-Villages safe?
It grades A for safety, #11 of 27 in Manche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Sauveur-Villages good?
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Sauveur-Villages expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Sauveur-Villages grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Sauveur-Villages
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Saint-Sauveur-Villages is a commune of 3,208 people in the Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage. 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.
