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It is a town of 1,166 residents in Manche, Normandy.
Surtainville’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 23% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Holiday and other second homes account for 37% of homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Surtainville 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.
The one thing Surtainville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Surtainville 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.
Surtainville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Surtainville; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Surtainville.
150 jobs are based in Surtainville, for 500 working residents (0.3 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 6.6% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €26,510 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Manche’s towns (€24,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Surtainville: 95 deaths for every 100 expected. 100 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 105: 5% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Surtainville is Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin, 15.4 mi away. In Manche, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.80/m² a month, near Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Surtainville: 52 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.27/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,272/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
13% of homes were built before 1919. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
A quarter of adults hold a degree, higher than Manche’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Surtainville | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Surtainville. Best known first.
Surtainville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Sainte-Ergouëfle: Photo: Mairie Surtainville 50270 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Surtainville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surtainville | 1,166 | — | — | B | — | C |
| Les Pieux | 3,249 | 3.8 | — | B | — | A |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 7.7 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 2,520 | 10 | — | B | — | C+ |
| La Hague | 11,484 | 14 | A | B | A+ | C |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 78,258 | 15 | B− | C | B− | C− |
| Valognes | 6,969 | 16 | B+ | B− | B− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Surtainville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Surtainville grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Surtainville is a commune of 1,166 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.