Audrieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,389/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer. Its strongest is schools (B+): brevet results a point below the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Audrieu 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Audrieu.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Audrieu, 6.0%, runs below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
At the census, 6.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Audrieu: 100, for 600 residents in work (0.2 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,810 a year.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
100
jobs based in Audrieu, 0.2 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C−
Audrieu has a higher adjusted death rate than 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
61 deaths in Audrieu between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 62: 1% below. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above Calvados’ towns (92) and compared French towns (88) alike. The nearest emergency department to Audrieu is Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux, 6.5 mi away. At birth, a girl in Calvados can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Audrieu · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Audrieu than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.97/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,389/m²: 42 houses and apartments sold in Audrieu between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.50/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 42 homes were sold locally.
€2,389/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Audrieu€2,389/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,389/m²
42
€10.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.06 to €13.28/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Audrieu
Is Audrieu safe?
Audrieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Audrieu good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Audrieu expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,389/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Audrieu grades B for cost of living.
About Audrieu
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Audrieu is a commune of 1,167 people in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer. 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
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.
