What is the least densely populated city in Manche?

Le Mont-Saint-Michel, at 6 inhab./km². 7 cities of Manche are measured here.

Where does Granville stand in France?

536 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Manche?

Granville (1,257 inhab./km²), Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (1,146 inhab./km²), Avranches (916 inhab./km²), Saint-Lô (838 inhab./km²), La Hague (77 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The most densely populated cities in Manche

Granville is the most densely populated city in Manche, at 1,257 inhab./km², ahead of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (1,146 inhab./km²) and Avranches (916 inhab./km²). At the other end, Le Mont-Saint-Michel is the least densely populated city, at 6 inhab./km².

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The 7 cities of Manche ranked on density
Rank	City	Density	Population
1	Granville	1,257 inhab./km²	12,510
2	Cherbourg-en-Cotentin	1,146 inhab./km²	78,258
3	Avranches	916 inhab./km²	10,143
4	Saint-Lô	838 inhab./km²	19,471
5	La Hague	77 inhab./km²	11,484
6	Carentan-les-Marais	75 inhab./km²	10,218
7	Le Mont-Saint-Michel	6 inhab./km²	23

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

4 questions about this ranking

What is the most densely populated city in Manche?: Granville, at 1,257 inhab./km², ahead of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (1,146 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Manche?: Le Mont-Saint-Michel, at 6 inhab./km². 7 cities of Manche are measured here.
Where does Granville stand in France?: 536 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Manche?: Granville (1,257 inhab./km²), Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (1,146 inhab./km²), Avranches (916 inhab./km²), Saint-Lô (838 inhab./km²), La Hague (77 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.