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A town of 368 in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Castillon a good place to live?

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

What makes Castillon stand out

The one thing Castillon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Domaine de Castillon
Domaine de Castillon · Inscrit · Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0
Castillon’s story

Castillon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Castillon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1997First protected: Domaine de Castillon
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castillon.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 13% of people in Castillon are 65 or over, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

On this, Castillon is below both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 21% of the population.

38.7median age
CastillonCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Castillon
CastillonCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1521%16%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+13%25%22%
No diploma18%23%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education24%26%30%

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

History

Castillon keeps more of its old housing than Calvados or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Castillon comes above both Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Castillon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
Level not given1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Castillon are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.4%

For Castillon, that is below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Castillon has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 5.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Castillon, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Castillon costs less than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.51/m² a month

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

Castillon sits below both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€9.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Castillon€9.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €12.41/m² a month)
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Jardins de Castillon-Plantbessin and 6 more in and around Castillon

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Castillon

12pages on Castillon

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Castillon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Pont dit Pont de Sully: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine de Castillon: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Castillon

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Castillon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Castillon’s 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 →
Le Molay-LittryBayeuxVillers-BocageSaint-Jean-d'ElleThue et MueSaint-Amand-VillagesLe Molay-LittryBayeuxVillers-BocageSaint-Jean-d'ElleThue et MueSaint-Amand-VillagesCastillon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Castillon368—————
Le Molay-Littry3,1244.5A−BA+C
Bayeux12,6596.9CCDC+
Villers-Bocage3,08810A−CA−C+
Saint-Jean-d'Elle Manche2,51611—A—A
Thue et Mue6,18213A−CA+B
Saint-Amand-Villages Manche2,52513—A−—C−

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

About Castillon

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Castillon is a commune of 368 people in the Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom. 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
368 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code
14140

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.