Cambremer’s lowest grade is for health (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,118/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Lisieux Normandie. It also trails on walkability — 45% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 20% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Cambremer 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 Cambremer 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 Cambremer.
HealthHealth C−
Cambremer’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 85% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Cambremer: 104 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 191 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 198, 4% more. The nearest emergency department to Cambremer is Centre hospitalier Robert Bisson, 8.2 mi away. Women in Calvados live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Cambremer · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Bisson
8.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Bisson
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Cambremer skews older, with 29% of residents 65 or over, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
Aged 15 to 24: 8.9% of residents. 30% of adults hold a degree, above Calvados’ towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Residents of Cambremer have a median age of 48.5.
48.5median age
CambremerCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Cambremer run higher than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns: a median €27,290 a year per consumption unit
9.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs based in Cambremer number 300, against 500 residents in work (0.6 per worker).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot7%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Cambremer, 0.6 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 38% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Cambremer: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Cambremer is Manoir du Bais. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cambremer
Is Cambremer safe?
Cambremer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Cambremer expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,118/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cambremer grades C+ for cost of living.
About Cambremer
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cambremer is a commune of 1,294 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lisieux Normandie. 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.
