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Population 421: a town in Calvados, Normandy.

Population

421

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.89

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,460

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Cesny-aux-Vignes a good place to live?

Cesny-aux-Vignes isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Château de Cesny-aux-Vignes · Classé · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cesny-aux-Vignes’ story

Cesny-aux-Vignes in pictures

Cesny-aux-Vignes has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1977First protected: Château de Cesny-aux-Vignes

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cesny-aux-Vignes.

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Cesny-aux-Vignes are under 15, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

7.4% of residents are 15 to 24, below Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Among adults, 25% have a degree.

40.4median age

Cesny-aux-VignesCalvados medianFrance median

Calvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

18%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cesny-aux-Vignes
	Cesny-aux-Vignes	Calvados median	France median
Under 15	23%	16%	17%
15–24	7.4%	11%	11%
25–44	28%	22%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	18%	25%	22%
No diploma	23%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	17%	18%
Higher education	25%	26%	30%

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Ages40.4 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households170 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad0.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cesny-aux-Vignes?”

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

History

Old homes shape Cesny-aux-Vignes: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Cesny-aux-Vignes is Château de Cesny-aux-Vignes. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Château de Cesny-aux-Vignes 17th–19th c.

17th c.

oldest protected part

1977

first monument protected

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Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cesny-aux-Vignes?”

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

Work & commute

Cesny-aux-Vignes has lower unemployment than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 6.7%

Cesny-aux-Vignes has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 6.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €26,460 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

On foot3%

Public transport2%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Cesny-aux-Vignes, 0.2 per working resident

6.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,460

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,460 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

80.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.1 mi to the nearest one.

80.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cesny-aux-Vignes80.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Boris VianNearest collègeCollège	Collège	101	80%−3 pts

80.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate

2.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges80.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Cesny-aux-Vignes costs less than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.89/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.19/m² a month. 21 houses and apartments changed hands in Cesny-aux-Vignes from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cesny-aux-Vignes€10.89/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Calvados median€12.67/m²

€10.89/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €13.35/m² a month)

€9.19/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€10.89/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Cesny-aux-Vignes and 4 more in and around Cesny-aux-Vignes

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cesny-aux-Vignes. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cesny-aux-Vignesin town

AttractionChâteau de Canon2.3 km southeast, in Mézidon Vallée d'Auge ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Mesnil-d'O3.4 km south, in Mézidon Vallée d'Auge Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Sainte-Barbe-en-Auge4.9 km east, in Mézidon Vallée d'Auge AttractionAttractionTour de Valmeray3.2 km west, in Valambray

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Château de Canon: The original uploader was Koreus at French Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cesny-aux-Vignes

13pages on Cesny-aux-Vignes

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.5 mi away Housing21 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Cesny-aux-Vignes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Château de Cesny-aux-VignesChâteau · 17th–19th c.

Classé

Église d'OuézyChurch · 12th c. · in Ouézy, 0.9 mi

Classé

Château de CanonChâteau · 18th c. · in Mézidon Vallée d'Auge, 1.4 mi

Classé

Église Saint-GermainChurch · 12th c. · in Valambray, 1.6 mi

Photo credits

Château de Cesny-aux-Vignes: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cesny-aux-Vignes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cesny-aux-Vignes yet.

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Cesny-aux-Vignes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Moult-ChichebovilleArgencesMézidon Vallée d'AugeTroarnSaint-Pierre-en-AugeBourguébusCesny-aux-Vignes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cesny-aux-Vignes	421	—	—	—	—	—
Moult-Chicheboville	3,441	2.8	C	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻
Argences	3,959	3.3	C	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge	9,766	3.4	C	B	B⁻	B
Troarn	3,439	7	A	C	A	B⁺
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge	7,100	7.6	C	A⁻	C⁺	C⁺
Bourguébus	2,613	8.4	B⁺	C	A	B⁻

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

About Cesny-aux-Vignes

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Cesny-aux-Vignes is a commune of 421 people in the Communauté de communes Val ès Dunes. 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: 421 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Val ès Dunes
Département: Calvados (14)
Région: Normandy
Area: 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²)
INSEE code: 14149

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 November 4, 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.