Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
6,106 people call this town in Calvados, Normandy home.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 8.6 points below the expected rate. Fewer journeys need a car: 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Add safety to its strengths — an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,750/m² costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. Overall, that makes a B−, good for #20 of 46 in Calvados. That leaves it better than 46% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Blainville-sur-Orne 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.
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The one thing Blainville-sur-Orne does most differently from other towns.
Blainville-sur-Orne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
1.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Blainville-sur-Orne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien château de Colbert: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blainville-sur-Orne.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #46 of 50 in Calvados. At the general lycée, 93% of 326 candidates passed the bac, 3 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Langevin WallonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 78%−10 pts |
| Lycée Salvador AllendeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 326 | 93%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Blainville-sur-Orne counts 1.4 jobs (3,900 jobs, 2,800 workers). Public transport took 6.1% of the town’s working residents to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,740 a year per consumption unit, close to Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
193 sales of houses and apartments in Blainville-sur-Orne, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,750/m². Apartments in Blainville-sur-Orne sell for €2,841/m², houses for €2,623/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €11.40/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,623/m² | 109 |
| Apartments | €2,841/m² | 84 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Blainville-sur-Orne (2025). The 2025 count: 129 offenses here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
386 deaths in Blainville-sur-Orne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 440: 12% below. In Calvados, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 4 GPs practise here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Blainville-sur-Orne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 1.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Over-65s are 20% of the population. The age that splits Blainville-sur-Orne in two is 41.4. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Calvados’ towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%).
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Blainville-sur-Orne | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Blainville-sur-Orne. Best known first.
MuseumSite Hillman4.1 km north, in Colleville-MontgomeryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bénouville1.8 km northeast, in BénouvilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Guernon-Ranville2.9 km east, in RanvilleMuseumMuseumOrnavik1.5 km south, in Hérouville-Saint-ClairChâteauChâteauManoir Balleroy1.7 km west, in Biéville-BeuvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Blainville-sur-Orne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Blainville-sur-Orne is a commune of 6,106 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blainville-sur-Orne | 6,106 | — | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Biéville-Beuville | 3,840 | 1.4 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Colombelles | 7,243 | 2.1 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 23,470 | 2.2 | C− | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Colleville-Montgomery | 2,586 | 3.3 | — | D | — | C |
| Giberville | 5,077 | 3.4 | C+ | C | B | B |
| Démouville | 3,035 | 3.6 | — | C | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #19 of 46 in Calvados.
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns and #46 of 50 in Calvados. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,750/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.79/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Blainville-sur-Orne grades C− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.