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VeslyManche

A town of 728 in Manche, Normandy.

Population
728
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.32
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,830
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vesly a good place to live?

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

What makes Vesly stand out

The one thing Vesly does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
11%2%VeslyMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
11% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vesly’s story

Vesly in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1996First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 2001Most recently protected: Manoir de Bricqueboscq
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vesly.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Vesly, above Manche’s towns and compared French towns

Vesly sits above both Manche’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. 18% of residents are 65 or over.

39.5median age
VeslyManche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vesly
VeslyManche medianFrance median
Under 1522%13%17%
15–248%9.3%11%
25–4428%20%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+18%29%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP38%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education17%22%30%
Full pageVesly’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages39.5 median age · 18% are 65 or overHouseholds310 households · 2.4 people per householdBorn abroad2.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Vesly?”

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

History

Old homes shape Vesly: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns

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

That puts Vesly above both Manche’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vesly: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Vesly is Église Saint-Pierre.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected
Full pageVesly’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Vesly?”

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

Work & commute

Vesly has lower unemployment than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8%

On this, Vesly is below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Vesly has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Vesly, 0.3 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageVesly’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentGetting to work6% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€23,830 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Vesly comes close to Manche’s towns (90.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vesly91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Desdevises du DézertNearest collègeCollègeCollège6591%+3 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageVesly’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges91.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vesly than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.32/m² a month

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

For Vesly, that is below both Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vesly€8.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Manche median€9.90/m²
€8.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.45 to €10.73/m² a month)
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageVesly’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.32/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Manoir de Bricqueboscq and 2 more in and around Vesly

Heritage in and near Vesly. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauManoir de Bricqueboscqin townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay4.1 km southwest, in LessayArchaeological siteArchaeological siteOppidum du Mont Castre4.8 km northeast, in Le Plessis-Lastelle
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vesly

13pages on Vesly
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.5 mi awayHousing28 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute100 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 39.5History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Manoir de BricqueboscqManor house · 16th c.
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 13th & 15th c.
Photo credits

Manoir de Bricqueboscq: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vesly

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vesly as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Vesly’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 →
La HayeSaint-Sauveur-VillagesPicauvillePort-Bail-sur-MerGouville-sur-MerCarentan-les-MaraisLa HayeSaint-Sauveur-VillagesPicauvillePort-Bail-sur-MerGouville-sur-MerCarentan-les-MaraisVesly
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vesly728—————
La Haye4,0294.4A+B+A+A−
Saint-Sauveur-Villages3,2089C+A+AC−
Picauville3,2289.7B+B+A+C−
Port-Bail-sur-Mer2,52010—B—C+
Gouville-sur-Mer3,27411AB−AC+
Carentan-les-Marais10,21813B−BC+C

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

About Vesly

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Vesly is a commune of 728 people in the Communauté de communes Côte Ouest Centre Manche. 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
728 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Côte Ouest Centre Manche
Département
Manche (50)
Région
Normandy
Area
8.7 sq mi (22.5 km²)
INSEE code
50629

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.