Bénouville’s strongest subject is jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment. Pupils here do less well than most (C−): brevet results 4.6 points below the expected rate. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bénouville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bénouville 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 Bénouville.
Schools
Schools around Bénouville do less well than those of 80% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Bénouville is 85.8%, below Calvados’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 3.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Bénouville’s median home price is €2,844/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €11.80/m² a month. Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 59 homes in Bénouville.
€2,844/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bénouville€2,844/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,859/m²
54
€12.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.60 to €14.55/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.80/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
HealthHealth B
Mortality in Bénouville, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Calvados’ towns and compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 146 deaths in Bénouville from 2016 to 2025; there were 121, 17% fewer. In Calvados, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: there are 4 general practitioners in the town.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw83
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Bénouville · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
4.6 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
Fewer children live in Bénouville than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of residents, below both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 36% have a degree. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town.
50.2median age
BénouvilleCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bénouville: 3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Bénouville has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.2% of the total, below both Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Bénouville run higher than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: a median €30,280 a year per consumption unit
6.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Bénouville didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
350
jobs based in Bénouville, 0.4 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Bénouville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Among the graded crimes in Bénouville, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). In 2025, 15 offenses were recorded here. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 5.9 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 8.1.
5.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage10
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
28.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (28.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bénouville
Is Bénouville safe?
Bénouville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Bénouville good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bénouville expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.42/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bénouville grades C− for cost of living.
About Bénouville
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Bénouville is a commune of 1,987 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.
