Dept 50 Rank #88 / 96
Manche
Normandie · Nearest city: Cherbourg → Caen (~1h), no TGV
Mont-Saint-Michel bay, Cap de la Hague, Cotentin cliffs
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Manche offers affordable property, mild winters and low crime, but it sits poorly connected by rail under grey skies and heavy rainfall. La Manche offre un immobilier abordable, des hivers doux et une faible délinquance, mais elle reste mal desservie par le rail, sous un ciel gris et des pluies abondantes.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,683h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
#5 least sunny of 96
Sunny days
117/yr
days >50% sunlit
p4 of 96
Rain days
143/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 2.5 fewer rain days each year.
#1 rainiest of 96
Annual rainfall
842mm/yr
total volume
p79 of 96
Heavy rain
3/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p29 of 96
Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p13 of 96
Hot days >30°
3/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p2 of 96
Winter mildness
9/10
4.0 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.1 °C per year.
p88 of 96
Wind
3.5m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p86 of 96
Muggy days
2/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p13 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
20
J
23
J
23
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+0 days · 0 so far
Tropical nights ~+3 nights · 0 so far
Frost days ~-9 days · -9 so far
Dry-soil days ~+20 days
Landscape
Landscape score
4/10
p38 of 96
Max elevation
367m
p34 of 96
Forest cover
4.8%
p3 of 96
Characteristics
🌊 Coastline
Mont-Saint-Michel bay, Cap de la Hague, Cotentin cliffs
Identity
Manche is the birthplace of Roland Barthes (philosophe).
Notable figures born here
Roland Barthes — philosopheVictor Grignard — chimisteJean Marais — artiste peintreChristian Dior — personnalité du monde des affairesUrbain Le Verrier — mathématicienJean-François Millet — artiste peintreGeorges Sorel — ingénieurRobert Guiscard — mercenaireJules Barbey d’Aurevilly — historienMaurice Denis — artiste peintre
Terroir & appellations
Manche lies within protected appellation areas, including Calvados, Camembert de Normandie, Domfront.
CalvadosCamembert de NormandieDomfrontBeurre et crème d'IsignyCidre CotentinPrés-salés du Mont-Saint-MichelPont-l'ÉvêqueCalvados DomfrontaisEau-de-vie de cidre de NormandiePoireaux de CréancesBulot de la Baie de GranvilleHuître de Normandie
Distinctions
- Jean-François Millet
- Christian Dior
- Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly
- Parc du château de Chantore
- Jardin botanique
- Jardin Jacques Prévert
- Parc du domaine de Nacqueville
- +2 more
Station classée de tourisme (17)
Risks
Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
Very high
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p93 of 96
Fire risk
Very low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p6 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p14 of 96
Major risks present
⚛ Nuclear nearby Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Radon Moderate 53.9% p79 of 96
Flooding Low 33% p34 of 96
Other hazards Low 30.1% p94 of 96
Coastal Low 20.2% #4 most exposed of 96
Nuclear Very low 9% p88 of 96
Ground movement Very low 8.3% p18 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very low 8.1% p29 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 0.4% p9 of 96
Transport
Transport
4/10
3.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
No
TGV via connecting city
Highways
1
A84
Work locally
35.9%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Cherbourg → Caen (~1h), no TGV
✈ Airport
Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) · ~65 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
No direct TGV
🛣 Highways
A84
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 3.1
p26 of 96
Schools
7/10
Brevet 90%
p78 of 96
Fiber coverage
96%
p43 of 96
Intl schools
4schools
International programmes available
p69 of 96
People
Population
484,561
p46 of 96
Density
80/km²
Mixed
0% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.1%/yr
-0.3 pts vs median · p19
Median income
$25,600
standard of living · $/yr
p53 of 96
Poverty rate
11.7%
below 60% of median living standard
p12 of 96
Unemployment
8.7%
active population out of work
p9 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 24 residents
p66 of 96 · 19,904 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
11.4%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p26 of 96
Remote work
5.2%
télétravail · works without commuting
p78 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
11.4%
At-home trades
Farmers
3.4%
Artisans & shopkeepers
6.5%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
25.7%
Clerical & service staff
26.7%
Manual workers
26.4%
Real estate
Median
$1,880/m²
$700 $3,790
House $1,900 Apt $2,450
+0.9%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
46.51%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p62 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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