Households here earn well (A−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment. People here tend to be in good health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is schools — bac results 1.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 8.6 points below the expected rate. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Biéville-Beuville has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Biéville-Beuville 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Église de Biéville · Classé · Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Biéville-Beuville’s story
Biéville-Beuville in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Biéville-Beuville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 13 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 90% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Biéville-Beuville.
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Biéville-Beuville than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 76.2%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 100% of 54 candidates passed the bac pro. For exam results, it comes #43 of 50 in Calvados. The nearest collège is 1.4 mi away.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Biéville-Beuville is rich in protected monuments: 13 per 10,000 residents, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Biéville-Beuville is Mégalithe dit Les Pierres branlantes. The protected list starts in prehistory. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Biéville-Beuville loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 81 per 100 expected, below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
435 deaths in Biéville-Beuville between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 405: 7% above. Average lifespans in Calvados: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The town has 4 family doctors.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Biéville-Beuville · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
3.1 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
Incomes in Biéville-Beuville run higher than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns: a median €31,940 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 6.2% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Biéville-Beuville, 0.5 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Biéville-Beuville hold a degree than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 47%
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.3% of the town, below Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 18%. The age that splits Biéville-Beuville in two is 45.6.
45.6median age
Biéville-BeuvilleCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Biéville-Beuville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 2.1 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 6.6. Over 2025, Biéville-Beuville logged 16 recorded offenses. Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
2.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage11
Sexual violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
Theft without violence7
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.
2.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
26.0%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 26.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Biéville-Beuville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Mégalithe dit Les Pierres branlantes: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferme de la Vallée: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Londe: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir Balleroy: Photo: Bouriezemmanuel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Biéville-Beuville
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Biéville-Beuville yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Biéville-Beuville
Is Biéville-Beuville safe?
Biéville-Beuville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Biéville-Beuville good?
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns and #43 of 50 in Calvados. 93% of 326 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Salvador Allende in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Biéville-Beuville expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.62/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Biéville-Beuville grades C− for cost of living.
About Biéville-Beuville
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Biéville-Beuville is a commune of 3,840 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.
