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Some 392 people live in this town, in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Bons-Tassilly a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Bons-Tassilly is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Saint-Quentin de Tassilly
Église Saint-Quentin de Tassilly · Inscrit · Photo: Milka-berger · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bons-Tassilly’s story

Bons-Tassilly in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bons-Tassilly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Félix Étienne, marquis de Turgot, born in 1796, is the one person born in Bons-Tassilly before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1928First protected: Église de Bons
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Nearby attractions

Polissoirs de Poussendre and 9 more in and around Bons-Tassilly

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bons-Tassilly. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bons-Tassilly.

Who lives here

Bons-Tassilly has fewer young adults than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 8.6% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.

40.4median age
Bons-TassillyCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bons-Tassilly
Bons-TassillyCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–248.6%11%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+18%25%22%
No diploma19%23%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education27%26%30%

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

History

Bons-Tassilly keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bons-Tassilly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in prehistory.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Bons-Tassilly, 5.6%, runs below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Bons-Tassilly holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,460 a year.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bons-Tassilly, 0.2 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 1 mi away. General-bac pupils go 4.7 mi to the nearest lycée.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bons-Tassilly96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollègeCollège7096%+4 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bons-Tassilly than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.38/m² a month

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

Bons-Tassilly recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 92% of what sold.

€9.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bons-Tassilly€9.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€9.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €11.74/m² a month)
€9.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bons-Tassilly

13pages on Bons-Tassilly

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bons-Tassilly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Église de Bons: Photo: Henri Heuzé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Quentin de Tassilly: Photo: Milka-berger · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bons-Tassilly

One notable person was born in Bons-Tassilly.

Their page →

Bons-Tassilly’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 →
FalaiseMoult-ChichebovilleSaint-Pierre-en-AugeMézidon Vallée d'AugeBourguébusArgencesFalaiseMoult-ChichebovilleSaint-Pierre-en-AugeMézidon Vallée d'AugeBourguébusArgencesBons-Tassilly
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bons-Tassilly392—————
Falaise7,6804.7C−BDD
Moult-Chicheboville3,44111CB−A−C−
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge7,10011CA−C+C+
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge9,76612CBB−B
Bourguébus2,61312B+CAB−
Argences3,95912CB−A−C−

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

About Bons-Tassilly

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Bons-Tassilly is a commune of 392 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise. 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
392 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.4 km²)
INSEE code
14088

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 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.