Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,959 in Calvados, Normandy.
Argences grades C overall: better than 33% of compared French towns, and #29 of 46 in Calvados. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,299/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Val ès Dunes. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Argences 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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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Argences, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Argences.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Argences is below both Calvados’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean CastelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 77%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 62 offenses in the graded categories in Argences in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Argences, family violence came up most often (2025). For sexual violence and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 9.5% of the index here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Argences’ deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, above both Calvados’ towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 453 residents of Argences died, against 385 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Argences comes below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Argences has 1,200 jobs for 1,650 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Argences, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For Argences, that is above both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Argences | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Argences sits below both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,335/m² | 94 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Argences. Best known first.
Argences has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Fresne: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · CC0
One notable person was born in Argences.
François Fayt: Lutz Edelhoff, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argences | 3,959 | — | C | B− | A− | C− |
| Moult-Chicheboville | 3,441 | 1.1 | C | B− | A− | C− |
| Troarn | 3,439 | 4 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Démouville | 3,035 | 6 | — | C | — | A− |
| Bourguébus | 2,613 | 6 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | 9,766 | 6.4 | C | B | B− | B |
| Giberville | 5,077 | 6.6 | C+ | C | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #13 of 46 in Calvados. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns and #47 of 50 in Calvados. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,299/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Argences grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Argences is a commune of 3,959 people in the Communauté de communes Val ès Dunes. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
