Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 137 in Calvados, Normandy.
Cernay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Cernay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cernay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de Courson, in Livarot-Pays-d'Auge, 2.9 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cernay.
26% of residents are 65 or over, close to Calvados’ towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Cernay has a median age of 50.6. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cernay | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,450 a year per consumption unit, above both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Cernay number 50, against 50 residents in work (1.1 per worker). 15.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
The market in Cernay: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Cernay. Best known first.
Nothing in Cernay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cernay yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cernay | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge | 6,207 | 5.6 | C | B | B+ | C |
| Vimoutiers Orne | 2,978 | 8.5 | C | A | C− | C |
| Lisieux | 19,645 | 9.5 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Bernay Eure | 9,765 | 13 | C+ | B− | D | C |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche Orne | 2,938 | 14 | B− | A | A− | D |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | 7,100 | 15 | C | A− | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cernay is a commune of 137 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
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.