Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Calvados, Normandy, this town has 844 residents.
Boulon has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
Boulon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Boulon. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boulon.
Degrees are held by two in five adults. Children under 15 make up 23%, above both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Boulon | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Boulon is Église Saint-Pierre. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.5% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Boulon: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.3 each). Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €28,130 a year per consumption unit, above both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and 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.
26 houses and apartments changed hands in Boulon from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Boulon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: jean pierre Hamon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boulon yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulon | 844 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Martin-de-May | 4,529 | 4.2 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 5.9 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Bourguébus | 2,613 | 6.6 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Fleury-sur-Orne | 5,941 | 7.1 | C | D | B− | B+ |
| Ifs | 11,937 | 7.1 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 7.2 | — | B− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Boulon is a commune of 844 people in the Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande. 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
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 October 30, 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.