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Home to 103 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Cossesseville isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing.
The one thing Cossesseville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cossesseville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Saint-Sauveur, in Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne, 4.6 mi away.
53% 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 Cossesseville.
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. The median resident of Cossesseville is 46.3 years old.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cossesseville | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 3.6% of working residents in Cossesseville at the census. The median disposable income is €24,350 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 9.8%, in line with Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Cossesseville.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Cossesseville. Best known first.
Nothing in Cossesseville 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 Cossesseville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cossesseville | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Condé-en-Normandie | 5,985 | 6.8 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne | 4,201 | 7.1 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 7.3 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Falaise | 7,680 | 10 | C− | B | D | D |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers Orne | 3,173 | 11 | A | A | A+ | B |
| Flers Orne | 14,432 | 12 | B− | A | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cossesseville is a commune of 103 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
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.