Authie has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Authie 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 Authie.
HealthHealth A+
Fewer deaths than Authie’s ages would predict, 65 per 100 expected, under Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Calvados is 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 79 deaths in Authie between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 121: 35% below. The nearest emergency department to Authie is Hopital Prive St Martin Caen, 2.3 mi away.
−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw65
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Authie · 7.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive St Martin Caen
3.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A home in Authie sells for €3,065/m², more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.51/m² a month, higher than both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 42 houses and apartments changed hands in Authie from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.70/m² a month.
€3,065/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Authie€3,065/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,063/m²
37
€13.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.73 to €15.57/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 151 candidates at 2 lycées. At the four general lycées, 98% of 777 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Authie has 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Authie is Église Saint-Vigor. Also worth knowing: 2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Authie than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 51% of adults
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Authie has a median age of 45.5 years. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
45.5median age
AuthieCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education51%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Authie run higher than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,240 a year per consumption unit
5.0% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Authie has 150 jobs for 850 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Bicycle6%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Authie, 0.2 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Authie
Is Authie safe?
Authie has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Authie good?
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns. 97% of 87 candidates passed the bac at CaenSup Sainte-Ursule in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Authie expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Authie grades D for cost of living.
About Authie
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Authie is a commune of 1,707 people in the Communauté urbaine Caen la 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.
