Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sainte-Marie-du-Mont has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 37% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents.
What makes Sainte-Marie-du-Mont stand out
The 3 things Sainte-Marie-du-Mont does most differently from other towns.
Ancien château: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne redoute d'Audouville: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, fewer than in Manche’s towns and across compared French towns
56median age
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Among adults, 19% have a degree.
Sainte-Marie-du-MontManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont keeps more of its old housing than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is Église et sa place. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont has lower unemployment than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
250 jobs are based in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, for 300 working residents (1 per worker). 6.3% 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%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,870 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, 1 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
A typical home in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont sells for €1,900/m²
€1,900/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.29/m² a month, near Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 32 homes were sold in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.76/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont€1,900/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,900/m²
32
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.10 to €13.06/m² a month)
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is a commune of 685 people in the Communauté de communes de la Baie 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
Population
685 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Baie du Cotentin
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.6 km²)
INSEE code
50509
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
