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A town of 3,725 in Calvados, Normandy.
Cabourg grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Cabourg does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cabourg 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 Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cabourg; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2004.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Cabourg. Best known first.
MuseumVilla du Temps retrouvéin townAttractionAttractionMaison Bleue2 km east, in Dives-sur-MerChâteauChâteauManoir Saint-Cloud2.5 km east, in Dives-sur-MerAttractionAttractionCasino de Houlgate4.2 km northeast, in HoulgateAttractionAttractionCour de la Maison3.8 km southwest, in VaravilleChâteauChâteauHaras de Varaville4.8 km southwest, in VaravillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cabourg.
23% of adults hold a degree, below Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 7.6%. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7% of residents.
56% women, 44% men
About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Cabourg | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.6% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 48% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Cabourg: €4,989/m² for houses, €5,333/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €17.28/m² a month, above both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €12.28/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,989/m² | 156 |
| Apartments | €5,333/m² | 783 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The graded crime recorded most in Cabourg was criminal damage (2025). With 1,900 jobs for 1,050 working residents, Cabourg draws people in from neighbouring communes. This Calvados town comes 44th of the 46 compared towns in Calvados on the Safety Grade. Violence against people averaged 10.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 32.
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 · When vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.3% of the index here). 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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.5 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.4 mi away. Schools rank #44 of 50 in Calvados.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 66%−11 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jean JoorisNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 33 | 79%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Cabourg can choose among 4 GPs. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Cabourg come to 101 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 834 residents of Cabourg died, against 755 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. The nearest emergency department to Cabourg is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 11.8 mi away.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
25.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,420 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 5.7%. Since 2004, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Protection here reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The list names few of Cabourg’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Grand Hôtel: Photo: Ji-Elle 10:05, 15 April 2007 (UTC) · Public domain
3 notable people were born in Cabourg.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabourg | 3,725 | — | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 5,122 | 1.1 | D− | D− | C | D |
| Ouistreham | 9,212 | 6.2 | C+ | D | C+ | C |
| Troarn | 3,439 | 7.6 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Colleville-Montgomery | 2,586 | 7.8 | — | D | — | C |
| Hermanville-sur-Mer | 3,323 | 8.4 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Blainville-sur-Orne | 6,106 | 9 | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #44 of 46 in Calvados. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 80 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #44 of 50 in Calvados. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cabourg grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cabourg is a commune of 3,725 people in the Communauté de communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge. 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) · 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 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.