Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 792 in Manche, Normandy.
Sainte-Cécile is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Sainte-Cécile does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Cécile as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de Hambye (également sur commune de Percy), in Hambye, 6.6 mi away.
14% 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 Sainte-Cécile.
Under-15s account for 15% of the population. 28% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Manche’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). At 48.9, the median resident of Sainte-Cécile sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Cécile | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Sainte-Cécile: 400, for 350 residents in work (1.2 each). At the census, 3.6% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €25,750 a year per consumption unit, near both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Collège pupils travel 0.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le DinandierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 85%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 29 homes in Sainte-Cécile.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Sainte-Cécile. Best known first.
Nothing in Sainte-Cécile 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 Sainte-Cécile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Cécile | 792 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 3,903 | 1.2 | B− | A− | B | C− |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 2,641 | 5.5 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Noues de Sienne Calvados | 4,207 | 7.8 | B− | A | A | C+ |
| Avranches | 10,143 | 13 | B | C+ | D | B+ |
| Sartilly-Baie-Bocage | 2,778 | 13 | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Vire Normandie Calvados | 17,457 | 14 | B− | B+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Sainte-Cécile is a commune of 792 people in the Communauté de communes de Villedieu Intercom. 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) · 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.