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A town of 456 in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Bucéels a good place to live?

Bucéels is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Bucéels’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Bucéels’ story

No historic monuments in Bucéels

The Culture ministry lists no building in Bucéels as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Restes de la chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Val, in Tilly-sur-Seulles, 0.9 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bucéels.

Who lives here

A town of families: 24% of people in Bucéels are under 15, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.8%. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Also worth knowing: among adults, 30% have a degree.

40.1median age
BucéelsCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bucéels
BucéelsCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1524%16%17%
15–246.8%11%11%
25–4428%22%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+16%25%22%
No diploma16%23%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education30%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Bucéels, 4.9%, runs below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

The census found 2.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Bucéels: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.1 each). The median disposable income is €28,440 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Bucéels, 0.1 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away. General-bac pupils go 7.3 mi to the nearest lycée.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bucéels92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Bois d'OrceauNearest collègeCollègeCollège10692%−1 pt
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt 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 Bucéels than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.97/m² a month

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

Bucéels recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.97/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bucéels€10.97/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€10.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.06 to €13.28/m² a month)
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Mondaye and 8 more in and around Bucéels

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bucéels. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bucéels

13pages on Bucéels

Landmarks

Nothing in Bucéels is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Bucéels

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bucéels yet.

How we find them →

Bucéels’ 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 →
Thue et MueBayeuxVillers-BocageRotsVersonFontaine-ÉtoupefourThue et MueBayeuxVillers-BocageRotsVersonFontaine-ÉtoupefourBucéels
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bucéels456—————
Thue et Mue6,1825.5A−CA+B
Bayeux12,6597.3CCDC+
Villers-Bocage3,0887.3A−CA−C+
Rots2,5447.4—C—A
Verson4,0598.4AC−B+B−
Fontaine-Étoupefour2,8108.6—B−—B+

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

About Bucéels

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Bucéels is a commune of 456 people in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et 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

Population
456 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
14111

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.