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A town of 392 in Calvados, Normandy.

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Cormolain is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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Cormolain’s story

Cormolain in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cormolain, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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History

Cormolain keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 56% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cormolain, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Cormolain hold a degree than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 22%

The under-15s are 17% of the population here. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Calvados’ towns (11%). Half the people of Cormolain are older than 43.3.

43.3median age
CormolainCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%

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 Cormolain
CormolainCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma25%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education22%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Cormolain than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 1.8%

The median disposable income was €22,380 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 150 residents in work, Cormolain has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Unemployment stands at 11.9%.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Cormolain, 0.3 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Cormolain costs less than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.71/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.72/m² a month. Cormolain recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cormolain€9.71/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€9.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.83 to €12.03/m² a month)
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Everything we know about Cormolain

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Landmarks

Cormolain has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Cormolain

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cormolain yet.

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Cormolain’s neighbors

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

All towns in Calvados →
Saint-Jean-d'ElleSaint-Amand-VillagesLe Molay-LittryTorigny-les-VillesCondé-sur-VireVillers-BocageSaint-Jean-d'ElleSaint-Amand-VillagesLe Molay-LittryTorigny-les-VillesCondé-sur-VireVillers-BocageCormolain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cormolain392—————
Saint-Jean-d'Elle Manche2,5165.5—A—A
Saint-Amand-Villages Manche2,5257.1—A−—C−
Le Molay-Littry3,1247.7A−BA+C
Torigny-les-Villes Manche4,4449.2A+A−AB−
Condé-sur-Vire Manche4,1379.5A+A−A+B
Villers-Bocage3,0889.8A−CA−C+

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

About Cormolain

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Cormolain is a commune of 392 people in the Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom. 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
392 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code
14182

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.