Just over two in five adults hold a degree, higher than both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up a fifth of residents. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.

42.5median age

Bény-sur-MerCalvados medianFrance median

Calvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP21%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bény-sur-Mer
	Bény-sur-Mer	Calvados median	France median
Under 15	20%	16%	17%
15–24	10%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	16%	25%	22%
No diploma	11%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	21%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	17%	18%
Higher education	41%	26%	30%

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Ages42.5 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households190 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bény-sur-Mer?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Bény-sur-Mer keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Bény-sur-Mer has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Menhir de la Demoiselle de Bracqueville. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Menhir de la Demoiselle de Bracqueville Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1885

first monument protected

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Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bény-sur-Mer?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Bény-sur-Mer, 4.0%, runs below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,920 a year per consumption unit. Bény-sur-Mer has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Bény-sur-Mer, 0.2 per working resident

4.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,920

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€28,920 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

89.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2.6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.1 mi away.

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bény-sur-Mer89.5%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Bény-sur-Mer98.5%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Clément MarotNearest collègeCollège	Collège	116	81%−9 pts
Lycée général Cours Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	107	99%±0 pts
Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame de Nazareth PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée	Vocational lycée	32	97%+6 pts

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99%

passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate

97%

passed the vocational bac, +6 pts against the expected rate

89.5%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.6 pts against the expected rate

2.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges89.5% passed the brevet · Three collèges within 5 km Lycées98.5% passed the bac · Two lycées within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bény-sur-Mer is €12.57/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Bény-sur-Mer.

€12.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bény-sur-Mer€12.57/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Calvados median€12.67/m²

€12.57/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.15 to €15.55/m² a month)

€11.36/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€12.57/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bény-sur-Mer

13pages on Bény-sur-Mer

The big questions

SchoolsThree collèges and two lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.9 mi away Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors9% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.5 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Bény-sur-Mer has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Menhir de la Demoiselle de BracquevilleStanding stone · Prehistory

Château de Bény-sur-MerChâteau · 17th & 18th c.

Photo credits

Menhir de la Demoiselle de Bracqueville: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Bény-sur-Mer: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bény-sur-Mer

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bény-sur-Mer yet.

How we find them →

Bény-sur-Mer’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Calvados →

Douvres-la-DélivrandeCourseulles-sur-MerLuc-sur-MerHermanville-sur-MerRotsBiéville-BeuvilleBény-sur-Mer

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bény-sur-Mer	467	—	—	—	—	—
Douvres-la-Délivrande	5,143	2.4	A	C	A	C⁺
Courseulles-sur-Mer	4,268	2.8	C⁻	C	B⁻	C⁺
Luc-sur-Mer	3,275	3.7	A⁻	C⁻	A	C⁺
Hermanville-sur-Mer	3,323	5.4	—	C⁻	—	C⁺
Rots	2,544	5.7	—	C	—	A
Biéville-Beuville	3,840	5.8	—	C⁻	—	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Bény-sur-Mer

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Bény-sur-Mer is a commune of 467 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre. 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

Population: 467 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre
Département: Calvados (14)
Région: Normandy
Area: 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²)
INSEE code: 14062

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 8, 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.