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142 residents make their home in this town in Calvados, Normandy.
At under 1,000 residents, Bazenville is too small for the grades other French towns get. 17% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Bazenville does most differently from other towns.
Bazenville has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1917.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bazenville. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bazenville.
Degrees are held by 43% of adults, above Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. The share of residents under 15 is 12%.
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bazenville | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Bazenville is Église Saint-Martin. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
3.8% of Bazenville’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.7 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean de la VarendeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 94%+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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Bazenville.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bazenville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bazenville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazenville | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bayeux | 12,659 | 5.8 | C | C | D | C+ |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer | 4,268 | 6.2 | C− | C | B− | C+ |
| Thue et Mue | 6,182 | 7.3 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Rots | 2,544 | 7.7 | — | C | — | A |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande | 5,143 | 9.2 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Luc-sur-Mer | 3,275 | 10 | A− | C− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Bazenville is a commune of 142 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
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.