Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Calvados, Normandy has a population of 272.
Carcagny isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Carcagny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église de Brécy, in Creully sur Seulles, 2.6 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Carcagny. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carcagny.
Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. At 44.8, the median resident of Carcagny sits in the middle of the age range. 17% are under 15, above Calvados’ towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%).
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Carcagny | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,460 a year. Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Carcagny didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.36/m² a month. Sales in Carcagny from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments. Houses were 70% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Carcagny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Carcagny.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcagny | 272 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thue et Mue | 6,182 | 5 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Bayeux | 12,659 | 5 | C | C | D | C+ |
| Rots | 2,544 | 6.4 | — | C | — | A |
| Carpiquet | 3,428 | 8.8 | B− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Verson | 4,059 | 9.3 | A | C− | B+ | B− |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer | 4,268 | 9.7 | C− | C | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Carcagny is a commune of 272 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
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.