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Home to 1,830 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Health is its strong suit (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is cost of living (C−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023. Cambes-en-Plaine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cambes-en-Plaine 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.
Cambes-en-Plaine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Cambes-en-Plaine does most differently from other towns.
Cambes-en-Plaine has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Cambes-en-Plaine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cambes-en-Plaine.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Calvados: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 86 deaths in Cambes-en-Plaine between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 129: 33% below. The nearest emergency department to Cambes-en-Plaine is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 2.1 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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.70/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 69 homes in Cambes-en-Plaine.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,883/m² | 61 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Cambes-en-Plaine has 150 jobs for 800 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Of those in the labour force, 7.5% are unemployed. No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents here at the census.
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 protected list starts in the 11th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 3%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 16%, near both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Cambes-en-Plaine: 46.6, the median. The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cambes-en-Plaine | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 387 candidates at 4 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Cambes-en-Plaine, 94.6% passed the bac, above both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques MonodNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 90%−1 pt |
| CaenSup Sainte-Ursule PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 87 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame de la Fidélité PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 54 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Cambes-en-Plaine. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Caen5 km south, in Caen
MuseumPlan de Rome par Paul Bigot4.4 km south, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen3.5 km south, in CaenAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne4.3 km southwest, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeGardenGardenJardin des plantes de Caen4.5 km south, in CaenMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère des Bénédictines de Caen2.2 km south, in CaenPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cambes-en-Plaine as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cambes-en-Plaine is a commune of 1,830 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambes-en-Plaine | 1,830 | — | — | C− | — | A |
| Biéville-Beuville | 3,840 | 2.4 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 23,470 | 2.7 | C− | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Caen | 109,400 | 3.2 | D | D | D | B− |
| Blainville-sur-Orne | 6,106 | 3.5 | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Carpiquet | 3,428 | 4 | B− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Colombelles | 7,243 | 4.3 | D | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cambes-en-Plaine has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 3.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns. 97% of 87 candidates passed the bac at CaenSup Sainte-Ursule in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.42/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cambes-en-Plaine grades C− for cost of living.
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 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.