Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vains.
Who lives here
Vains has fewer young adults than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults. Children under 15 make up 16%, above Manche’s towns (13%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents.
48.5median age
VainsManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Vains keeps more of its old housing than Manche or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Vains has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Ancien prieuré de Saint-Léonard. 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
Unemployment in Vains, 6.6%, runs below Manche’s towns and compared French towns
7.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Vains has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,640 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Vains, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,640
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
Schools
93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Vains is 97.4%, above Manche’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Vains
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Vains is a commune of 743 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
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.
