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With 253 residents, it is a town in Calvados, Normandy.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Basseneville has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Basseneville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de la Chapelle, in Hotot-en-Auge, 2 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Basseneville.
18% are under 15, higher than Calvados’ towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Basseneville are older than 44.9. Graduates make up 25% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Basseneville | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €27,060 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Basseneville number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 3.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking 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.
For collège, the closest is 3 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 9.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MontgomeriNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 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.
Sales in Basseneville from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Basseneville. Best known first.
Nothing in Basseneville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Basseneville.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basseneville | 253 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troarn | 3,439 | 2.8 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Cabourg | 3,725 | 5.6 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Argences | 3,959 | 5.7 | C | B− | A− | C− |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 5,122 | 5.8 | D− | D− | C | D |
| Démouville | 3,035 | 6.4 | — | C | — | A− |
| Moult-Chicheboville | 3,441 | 6.8 | C | B− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Basseneville is a commune of 253 people in the Communauté de communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge. 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 November 4, 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.