Where it does best is walkability: three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its weakest subject is health (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on jobs & income (C+) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 8.2% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bernières-sur-Mer 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 Bernières-sur-Mer 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.
Manoir de la Luzerne: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Bernières: Photo: RéMineur7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bernières-sur-Mer.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Bernières-sur-Mer run higher than in 83% of compared French towns
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Bernières-sur-Mer come to 103 per 100 predicted. 236 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 230: 3% above. The nearest emergency department to Bernières-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 9.1 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bernières-sur-Mer · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
9.5 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
Bernières-sur-Mer is better off than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,410 a year per consumption unit
10%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 9.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 8.2%, below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
250
jobs based in Bernières-sur-Mer, 0.2 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Buying in Bernières-sur-Mer costs more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,375/m²
€3,375/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Bernières-sur-Mer: €3,203/m² for houses, €3,495/m² for apartments. Of the homes sold, 65% were houses. House rents are put at about €11.08/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bernières-sur-Mer€3,375/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,203/m²
120
Apartments
€3,495/m²
65
€12.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.15 to €15.55/m² a month)
8.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Bernières-sur-Mer are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
50.4median age
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 35% of adults hold a degree. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
Bernières-sur-MerCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education35%
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
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1992
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bernières-sur-Mer has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1992.
Bernières-sur-Mer is a commune of 2,437 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
2,437 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code
14066
Bernières-sur-Mer’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bernières-sur-Mer
Is Bernières-sur-Mer safe?
Bernières-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bernières-sur-Mer good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bernières-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.57/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bernières-sur-Mer grades C for cost of living.
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.
