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A town of 252 in Manche, Normandy.

Is Servon a good place to live?

Servon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Servon stand out

The 2 things Servon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église et le calvaire
Église et le calvaire · Inscrit · Photo: GO69 · CC0
Servon’s story

Servon in pictures

Servon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Lemasle, born in 1874, is the one person born in Servon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1975First protected: Église et le calvaire
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Servon.

Who lives here

Servon has fewer young adults than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 14%, higher than Manche’s towns (13%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents. Degrees are held by 23% of adults.

50.6median age
ServonManche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Servon
ServonManche medianFrance median
Under 1514%13%17%
15–246.4%9.3%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+30%29%22%
No diploma26%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education23%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Servon: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. Servon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1975
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Servon has lower unemployment than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

At the census, 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per resident in work, Servon counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €23,620 a year per consumption unit, below both Manche’s towns (€24,970) and compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Servon, 0.3 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Servon is €9.12/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €7.46/m² a month. The market in Servon: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Servon€9.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Manche median€9.90/m²
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.89 to €12.09/m² a month)
€7.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Bois Chicot and 2 more in and around Servon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Servon. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Servon

12pages on Servon

Landmarks

Servon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église et le calvaire: Photo: GO69 · CC0

Famous people from Servon

One notable person was born in Servon.

Their page →

Servon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Manche →
PontorsonAvranchesDucey-Les ChérisSaint-JamesSartilly-Baie-BocageIsigny-le-BuatPontorsonAvranchesDucey-Les ChérisSaint-JamesSartilly-Baie-BocageIsigny-le-BuatServon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Servon252—————
Pontorson4,2805A−A−B+C
Avranches10,1436BC+DB+
Ducey-Les Chéris2,7846.1A+B+A+C+
Saint-James5,0186.4A−AA−B−
Sartilly-Baie-Bocage2,77810—C+—A−
Isigny-le-Buat3,18311—A+—C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Servon

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Servon is a commune of 252 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

Population
252 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.3 km²)
INSEE code
50574

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.