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The town, home to 1,353 people, lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Colomby-Anguerny’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools are a strength too (A−): bac results 1.4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.3 points below the expected rate. The weak point is walkability — 7% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €3,018/m²: 70 m² comes to 7.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Colomby-Anguerny 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.
The one thing Colomby-Anguerny does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Colomby-Anguerny 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.
Colomby-Anguerny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Colomby-Anguerny has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Colomby-Anguerny. Best known first.
ChâteauDomaine de la Baronnie3 km northeast, in Douvres-la-DélivrandeAttractionAttractionChâteau de Fontaine-Henry3.5 km west, in Fontaine-HenryMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Notre-Dame-de-Fidélité4.2 km northeast, in Douvres-la-DélivrandeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vauville2.2 km southeast, in MathieuChâteauChâteauManoir Saint-Jean2.7 km east, in MathieuPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colomby-Anguerny.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Calvados can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 59 residents of Colomby-Anguerny died, against 83 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Colomby-Anguerny is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 4.7 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
At the census, 4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Colomby-Anguerny holds 100 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Colomby-Anguerny is 91.7%, above both Calvados’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 97% of 32 candidates passed the bac pro. For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Clément MarotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 81%−9 pts |
| Lycée général Cours Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 107 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame de Nazareth PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 32 | 97%+6 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.
The median price, €3,018/m², comes from 38 sales of houses and apartments in Colomby-Anguerny from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.51/m² a month, higher than both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €11.45/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,018/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population. 19% are under 15, higher than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Colomby-Anguerny | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The list names few of Colomby-Anguerny’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Colomby-Anguerny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colomby-Anguerny | 1,353 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande | 5,143 | 2.3 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Biéville-Beuville | 3,840 | 3.7 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Luc-sur-Mer | 3,275 | 4 | A− | C− | A | C+ |
| Hermanville-sur-Mer | 3,323 | 4.5 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Colleville-Montgomery | 2,586 | 4.8 | — | D | — | C |
| Rots | 2,544 | 4.9 | — | C | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Colomby-Anguerny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,018/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Colomby-Anguerny grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Colomby-Anguerny is a commune of 1,353 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre. 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) · 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 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.