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A town of 555 in Calvados, Normandy.
Avenay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Avenay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Avenay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, in Baron-sur-Odon, 2.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Avenay. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avenay.
Under 15: 20% of residents. Just over two in five adults hold a degree, above both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 14% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Avenay | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €28,670 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Avenay: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). The census found 2.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
General-bac pupils go 6.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul VerlaineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 95%+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.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Avenay from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Avenay 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 Avenay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenay | 555 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 3.1 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Verson | 4,059 | 3.8 | A | C− | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Martin-de-May | 4,529 | 4.1 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Louvigny | 2,612 | 4.9 | — | D | — | A− |
| Bretteville-sur-Odon | 4,494 | 5.2 | A | D | A | A |
| Fleury-sur-Orne | 5,941 | 5.3 | C | D | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Avenay is a commune of 555 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. 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.