Cricquebœuf is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 28% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 48% of the population.
What makes Cricquebœuf stand out
The 2 things Cricquebœuf does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cricquebœuf.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.3% of Cricquebœuf, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, lower than both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 48% of residents are 65 or older. A third of adults hold a degree.
62.7median age
CricquebœufCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
48%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Cricquebœuf keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cricquebœuf, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Cricquebœuf run higher than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns: a median €33,370 a year per consumption unit
5.3% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 6.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Cricquebœuf number 550, against 100 residents in work (5.9 per worker).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
550
jobs based in Cricquebœuf, 5.9 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Cricquebœuf is 96.0%, above Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Cricquebœuf
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cricquebœuf is a commune of 246 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville. 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
246 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville
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.