Ages and diplomas in Tamerville
	Tamerville	Manche median	France median
Under 15	19%	13%	17%
15–24	10%	9.3%	11%
25–44	25%	20%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	17%	29%	22%
No diploma	15%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	17%	18%
Higher education	25%	22%	30%

Full pageTamerville’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41.8 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households290 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad0.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Tamerville?”

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

History

Tamerville keeps more of its old housing than Manche or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

That puts Tamerville above both Manche’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Tamerville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Tamerville is Domaine de Chiffrevast.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Domaine de Chiffrevast 17th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1906

first monument protected

Full pageTamerville’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Tamerville?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Tamerville walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%

On this, Tamerville is below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Tamerville has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment stands at 7.7%.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Tamerville, 0.2 per working resident

7.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,980

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€26,980 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

92.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

97.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Tamerville, above both Manche’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Tamerville92.2%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Tamerville97.0%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	66	100%+13 pts
Lycée Henri CornatNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	235	97%±0 pts

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97%

passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate

92.2%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate

2.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageTamerville’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges92.2% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km Lycées97.0% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Tamerville is €11.07/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tamerville€11.07/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Manche median€9.90/m²

€11.07/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €14.44/m² a month)

€9.91/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageTamerville’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.07/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tamerville

13pages on Tamerville

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 2.7 mi away Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.8 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Tamerville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Manoir de Sainte-YverieManor house · 16th c.

Domaine de ChiffrevastChâteau · 17th c.

Photo credits

Manoir de Sainte-Yverie: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY 4.0 · Domaine de Chiffrevast: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Tamerville

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tamerville yet.

How we find them →

Tamerville’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 →

ValognesBricquebec-en-CotentinCherbourg-en-CotentinSainte-Mère-ÉglisePicauvilleLes PieuxTamerville

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Tamerville	691	—	—	—	—	—
Valognes	6,969	2.2	B⁺	B⁻	B⁻	C⁻
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin	5,893	9.5	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin	78,258	10	B⁻	C	B⁻	C⁻
Sainte-Mère-Église	2,896	11	—	B	—	D
Picauville	3,228	12	B⁺	B⁺	A⁺	C⁻
Les Pieux	3,249	16	—	B	—	A

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

About Tamerville

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Tamerville is a commune of 691 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

Population: 691 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Département: Manche (50)
Région: Normandy
Area: 7 sq mi (18.2 km²)
INSEE code: 50588

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.