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A town of 1,885 in Calvados, Normandy.
Bavent has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,811/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.2% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bavent 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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Bavent has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1958.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bavent.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Bavent can choose among 2 GPs. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Bavent records 98 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 128 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 126, 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bavent is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 7.8 mi away.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,330 a year per consumption unit. 4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Calvados’ towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Residents of Bavent have a median age of 44.2. 30% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bavent | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Bavent is Château de Béneauville.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
62 sales of houses and apartments in Bavent, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,811/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,811/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Bavent. Best known first.
Bavent has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Château de Bavent: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Béneauville: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bavent as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavent | 1,885 | — | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Troarn | 3,439 | 3.4 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Cabourg | 3,725 | 4.7 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Ouistreham | 9,212 | 4.8 | C+ | D | C+ | C |
| Démouville | 3,035 | 5 | — | C | — | A− |
| Blainville-sur-Orne | 6,106 | 5.2 | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Colombelles | 7,243 | 5.4 | D | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bavent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,811/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bavent grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Bavent is a commune of 1,885 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) · 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.
