School results are strong: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (D). Homes sell for a median €2,389/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Vicq-sur-Mer 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.
Each subject compares Vicq-sur-Mer 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vicq-sur-Mer.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Vicq-sur-Mer is harder to get around on foot than 95% of compared French towns
8.0% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,220 a year.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Vicq-sur-Mer, 0.2 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Vicq-sur-Mer do better than those of 77% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Vicq-sur-Mer, 87.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and below Manche’s towns (90.0%). The closest collège is 1.9 mi off. General-bac pupils go 11.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Vicq-sur-Mer has fewer young adults than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
30% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, between Manche’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). At 50.8, the median resident of Vicq-sur-Mer sits in the middle of the age range.
50.8median age
Vicq-sur-MerManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Vicq-sur-Mer sees fewer deaths than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Vicq-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin, 11.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 111 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 91, 18% fewer. In Manche, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vicq-sur-Mer · 1.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
11.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Public du Cotentin
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,389/m², comes from 61 sales of houses and apartments in Vicq-sur-Mer from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.52/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 61 homes were sold in the town.
€2,389/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vicq-sur-Mer€2,389/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,389/m²
61
€9.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.53 to €12.04/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Vicq-sur-Mer keeps more of its old housing than Manche’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vicq-sur-Mer, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vicq-sur-Mer
Is Vicq-sur-Mer safe?
Vicq-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vicq-sur-Mer good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vicq-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,389/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vicq-sur-Mer grades B for cost of living.
About Vicq-sur-Mer
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Vicq-sur-Mer is a commune of 1,093 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
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.
