Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is walkability — 22% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B− for jobs & income. The median home sells for €1,954/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Cesny-les-Sources 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 Cesny-les-Sources 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Château de la Motte · Classé · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cesny-les-Sources’ story
Cesny-les-Sources in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Cesny-les-Sources: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Adrien de Boucherville, born in 1829, is the one person born in Cesny-les-Sources before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cesny-les-Sources.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Cesny-les-Sources has lower unemployment than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 6.6%
At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Cesny-les-Sources counts 0.3 jobs (200 jobs, 600 workers). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €26,490 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Cesny-les-Sources, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Cesny-les-Sources keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Cesny-les-Sources is Château de la Motte. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Cesny-les-Sources, above Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, below Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Cesny-les-Sources has a median age of 42.9 years. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town.
42.9median age
Cesny-les-SourcesCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Cesny-les-Sources’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 50% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Cesny-les-Sources is Ch Falaise, 9.7 mi away. 270 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 176: 54% above. Its two care homes for older people (103 places) count their residents as Cesny-les-Sources’; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. At birth, a girl in Calvados can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw154
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Cesny-les-Sources · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Falaise
13.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Cesny-les-Sources: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Hospice Saint-Jacques ou léproserie: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Restes du château: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Aubin: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Motte: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cesny-les-Sources
Is Cesny-les-Sources safe?
Cesny-les-Sources has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Cesny-les-Sources expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cesny-les-Sources grades A− for cost of living.
About Cesny-les-Sources
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cesny-les-Sources is a commune of 1,411 people in the Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande. 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
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.
