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It is a town of 291 residents in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Courvaudon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Courvaudon out for now.

Courvaudon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Courvaudon’s story

No historic monuments in Courvaudon

The Culture ministry lists no building in Courvaudon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Clair, in Malherbe-sur-Ajon, 2.9 mi away.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courvaudon.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Courvaudon, above Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. Among adults, 32% have a degree.

37.2median age
CourvaudonCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Courvaudon
CourvaudonCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1523%16%17%
15–247.3%11%11%
25–4428%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+16%25%22%
No diploma19%23%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education32%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Courvaudon are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.7%

At the census, 3.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,500 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
0
jobs based in Courvaudon, 0.2 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 12.4 mi away. A collège lies 2.3 mi away.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Courvaudon88.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Charles LemaîtreNearest collègeCollègeCollège9288%−2 pts
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Courvaudon than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.60/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. The market in Courvaudon: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Courvaudon€8.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€8.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.04 to €10.50/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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Courvaudon

12pages on Courvaudon

Landmarks

Nothing in Courvaudon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Courvaudon

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Courvaudon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Courvaudon’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 →
Les Monts d'AunayThury-Harcourt-le-HomVillers-BocageFontaine-ÉtoupefourVersonSaint-Martin-de-MayLes Monts d'AunayThury-Harcourt-le-HomVillers-BocageFontaine-ÉtoupefourVersonSaint-Martin-de-MayCourvaudon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Courvaudon291—————
Les Monts d'Aunay4,7773B+B+AC+
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom3,6004.7BB+A−B
Villers-Bocage3,0884.9A−CA−C+
Fontaine-Étoupefour2,8109.5—B−—B+
Verson4,05910AC−B+B−
Saint-Martin-de-May4,52911B+C+A+B+

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

About Courvaudon

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Courvaudon is a commune of 291 people in the Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage 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
291 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage Intercom
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.7 km²)
INSEE code
14195

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.