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Home to 220 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Arganchy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up a tenth of its housing.
The one thing Arganchy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arganchy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Saint-Loup-Hors-Bayeux, in Bayeux, 2.4 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Arganchy. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Mémorial de la Bataille de Normandie4.7 km northeast, in BayeuxAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Mondaye4.9 km southeast, in Juaye-MondayeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Juaye2.8 km southeast, in Juaye-MondayeChâteauChâteauManoir de Crémel4.6 km northeast, in Monceaux-en-BessinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Barbeville4.7 km north, in BarbevillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arganchy.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Calvados’ towns (16%). The median resident of Arganchy is 48 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Arganchy | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,100 a year per consumption unit. 10.5% of Arganchy’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles LetotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 148 | 91%−1 pt |
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.
The market in Arganchy: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Arganchy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arganchy yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arganchy | 220 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bayeux | 12,659 | 3.4 | C | C | D | C+ |
| Le Molay-Littry | 3,124 | 6.2 | A− | B | A+ | C |
| Thue et Mue | 6,182 | 10 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Villers-Bocage | 3,088 | 11 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Rots | 2,544 | 12 | — | C | — | A |
| Carpiquet | 3,428 | 14 | B− | C− | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Arganchy is a commune of 220 people in the Communauté de communes de Bayeux 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
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 October 30, 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.