Much to like here, and you pay for it. Health is where it shines (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add jobs & income to its strengths: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #1 of 46 in Calvados. That leaves it better than 91% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Bretteville-sur-Odon 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bretteville-sur-Odon.
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Bretteville-sur-Odon, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Calvados’ towns and compared French towns: 68 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 5 general practitioners in Bretteville-sur-Odon. In Calvados, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 463 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 549: 16% below.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Bretteville-sur-Odon · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive St Martin Caen
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Bretteville-sur-Odon than in 89% of compared French towns
Bretteville-sur-Odon’s tally for 2025: 64 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 4.8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 8.6 (2023–2025 average). Jobs outnumber working residents in Bretteville-sur-Odon (2,700 to 2,000): it draws people in from around. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
4.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage25
Family violence15
Burglary14
Sexual violence10
Armed robbery0
Fraud23
Theft without violence15
Drug use5
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.
4.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
64
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.8%
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 other physical violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 8.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Bretteville-sur-Odon is better off than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,110 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment runs at 7.6%. 17.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Bicycle7%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,700
jobs based in Bretteville-sur-Odon, 1.3 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
A home in Bretteville-sur-Odon sells for €3,044/m², more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.59/m² a month, above both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.26/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 80% were houses.
€3,044/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bretteville-sur-Odon€3,044/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,026/m²
108
€13.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.44 to €16.13/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Bretteville-sur-Odon is a graduates’ town: 47% hold a degree, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Calvados’ towns (11%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents. Half the people of Bretteville-sur-Odon are older than 43.6.
43.6median age
Bretteville-sur-OdonCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 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
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bretteville-sur-Odon is Ancien manoir de l'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, dit Ferme de la Baronnerie. This Calvados town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 4.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
92.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the 13 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #18 of 50 in Calvados. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.8 mi away. Near Bretteville-sur-Odon, 93.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ancienne ferme de Than ou ferme du Vieux Clocher: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien manoir de l'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, dit Ferme de la Baronnerie: Photo: Karldupart · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Bretteville-sur-Odon
One notable person was born in Bretteville-sur-Odon.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bretteville-sur-Odon
Is Bretteville-sur-Odon safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 46 in Calvados. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bretteville-sur-Odon good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #18 of 50 in Calvados. 99% of 265 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bretteville-sur-Odon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bretteville-sur-Odon grades D for cost of living.
About Bretteville-sur-Odon
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Bretteville-sur-Odon is a commune of 4,494 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.
