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Some 1,068 people live in this town, in Calvados, Normandy.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on walkability: 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Cresserons 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 Cresserons 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.
Cresserons has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cresserons; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Cresserons. Best known first.
MuseumSite Hillman4 km southeast, in Colleville-Montgomery
ChâteauDomaine de la Baronnie2.5 km west, in Douvres-la-DélivrandeMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Notre-Dame-de-Fidélité1.5 km northwest, in Douvres-la-DélivrandeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lion-sur-Mer2.2 km northeast, in Lion-sur-MerChâteauChâteauManoir de Prébois3.1 km east, in Hermanville-sur-MerChâteauChâteauManoir Saint-Jean3.7 km south, in MathieuPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cresserons.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Calvados, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 83 deaths in Cresserons from 2016 to 2025; there were 64, 23% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Cresserons is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 5.8 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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Cresserons, 98.5% passed the bac, above Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maîtrise Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 171 | 99%+4 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.
Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.45/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.20/m² a month, near Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Cresserons recorded 41 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,914/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The jobless rate is 5.3%. At the census, 8.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, about level with Calvados’ towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Ages in Cresserons split evenly at 52.3: half are older, half younger. 16% of residents are children under 15.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cresserons | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cresserons; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Cresserons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cresserons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cresserons | 1,068 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande | 5,143 | 1.3 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Luc-sur-Mer | 3,275 | 1.7 | A− | C− | A | C+ |
| Hermanville-sur-Mer | 3,323 | 1.9 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Colleville-Montgomery | 2,586 | 2.6 | — | D | — | C |
| Biéville-Beuville | 3,840 | 3.5 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Ouistreham | 9,212 | 4.1 | C+ | D | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cresserons has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 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. 99% of 107 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Cours Notre-Dame in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cresserons grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cresserons is a commune of 1,068 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 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.