Is Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny a good place to live?
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny’s strongest subject is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The town grades B− overall, better than 52% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #20 of 27 in Manche. It is easy to get around without a car: 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The weak point is health (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 11.9% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny 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.
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Immeubles bordant la Cour du Foyer · Inscrit · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny’s story
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2017.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1975First protected: Immeubles bordant la Cour du Foyer
2017The protected historic area is created
2021Most recently protected: Ancienne commanderie d'Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean-de-Jérusa…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny.
Who lives here
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny skews older, with 33% of residents 65 or over, more than Manche’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by 20% of adults, below both Manche’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 13% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town.
51.9median age
Villedieu-les-Poêles-RouffignyManche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
Ages and diplomas in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny cost less than in Manche’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,585/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.44/m² a month, close to Manche’s towns (€9.90/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.65/m² a month. Also worth knowing: 169 houses and apartments changed hands in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,585/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny€1,585/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Manche median€1,814/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,541/m²
143
€9.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.40 to €12.06/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,080
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Villedieu Intercom
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny has a higher adjusted death rate than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (105 places) counts its residents as Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny’s; allowing for it, deaths were 2% below expected. 759 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 656: 16% above. The nearest emergency department to Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny is Hopitaux du Sud Manche site Avranches, 11.4 mi away. There are 10 general practitioners in the town.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux du Sud Manche site Avranches
11.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Sud Manche site Avranches
85.5 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Manche, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny, 11.9%, runs above Manche’s towns and compared French towns
Median disposable income is €22,760 a year for each consumption unit. The census found 13.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot10%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,150
jobs based in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny, 1.5 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny than in 60% of compared French towns
The police record for Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny lists 67 offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny (2,150 to 1,400): it draws people in from around. Violence against people averaged 6.8 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 12.5. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was burglary (2025).
6.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary18
Criminal damage18
Family violence14
Other physical violence9
Vehicle theft8
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
67
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (5.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2017
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2017, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1975
first monument protected
2017
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny
Is Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny safe?
It grades B for safety, #16 of 27 in Manche. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #25 of 29 in Manche. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny grades A− for cost of living.
About Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny is a commune of 3,903 people in the Communauté de communes de Villedieu Intercom. 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.
