Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 646 residents and lies in Manche, Normandy.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Villiers-Fossard out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villiers-Fossard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Saint-Lô, 3.3 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villiers-Fossard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villiers-Fossard.
Degrees are held by 30% of adults. 18% of residents are 65 or over, below both Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Villiers-Fossard | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Villiers-Fossard number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €25,690 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean GrémillonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 55 | 91%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Villiers-Fossard.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Villiers-Fossard. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Lô4.9 km south, in Saint-LôChâteauChâteauChâteau Saint-Clair3.9 km west, in La MeauffeAttractionAttractionMausolée Blanchet4.8 km south, in Saint-LôPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Villiers-Fossard as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Villiers-Fossard is a commune of 646 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Lô Agglo. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villiers-Fossard | 646 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Lô | 19,471 | 3.3 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Agneaux | 4,286 | 3.8 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle | 2,516 | 6.2 | — | A | — | A |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 4,137 | 7.6 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Bourgvallées | 3,326 | 7.9 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 9 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.