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It skews young: only 11% of residents are 65 or over. A town of 1,774 in Calvados, Normandy.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest is walkability (D−). It lags on schools as well (C−): brevet results 4.8 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,481/m² costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Castine-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 Castine-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.
Castine-en-Plaine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Castine-en-Plaine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Castine-en-Plaine; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Castine-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 Castine-en-Plaine.
People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, below Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Castine-en-Plaine | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,220 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970). 400 jobs are based in Castine-en-Plaine, for 850 working residents (0.5 per worker). 3.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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. From 2016 to 2025, 56 residents of Castine-en-Plaine died, against 78 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Castine-en-Plaine is Polyclinique du Parc Caen, 4.9 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Castine-en-Plaine, 85.3% passed the brevet, lower than both Calvados’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.5 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Guy de MaupassantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 146 | 81%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
69 sales of houses and apartments in Castine-en-Plaine, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,481/m². A house rents for an estimated €9.19/m² a month. Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,533/m² | 65 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 4.2% of the housing. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Castine-en-Plaine. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Castine-en-Plaine yet.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Castine-en-Plaine is a commune of 1,774 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castine-en-Plaine | 1,774 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Bourguébus | 2,613 | 1.8 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Saint-Martin-de-May | 4,529 | 2.3 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Ifs | 11,937 | 3.6 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 5,377 | 4.1 | B | C− | A− | B− |
| Fleury-sur-Orne | 5,941 | 4.2 | C | D | B− | B+ |
| Mondeville | 10,331 | 5.2 | D | C− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Castine-en-Plaine has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 4 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 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,481/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.32/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Castine-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.