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Home to 246 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Cricquebœuf a good place to live?

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.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle aux Lierres
Chapelle aux Lierres · Inscrit · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cricquebœuf’s story

Cricquebœuf in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Chapelle aux Lierres
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The data

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

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

About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cricquebœuf
CricquebœufCalvados medianFrance median
Under 159.3%16%17%
15–249.8%11%11%
25–448.2%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+48%25%22%
No diploma10%23%19%
CAP or BEP38%28%26%
Baccalauréat13%17%18%
Higher education33%26%30%

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.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cricquebœuf99.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Cricquebœuf96.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marie Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège14099%+3 pts
Lycée Marie Joseph PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée12096%−3 pts
96%
passed the general and technological bac, −3 pts against the expected rate
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 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

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Cricquebœuf is €13.16/m² a month

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

Cricquebœuf recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€13.16/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cricquebœuf€13.16/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€13.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.67 to €16.24/m² a month)
€12.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Batterie de côte de Villerville and 3 more in and around Cricquebœuf

Heritage in and near Cricquebœuf. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cricquebœuf

13pages on Cricquebœuf

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Chapelle aux Lierres: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cricquebœuf

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

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Cricquebœuf’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 →
Trouville-sur-MerTouquesDeauvilleHonfleurLa Rivière-Saint-SauveurLe HavreTrouville-sur-MerTouquesDeauvilleHonfleurLa Rivière-Saint-SauveurLe HavreCricquebœuf
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cricquebœuf246—————
Trouville-sur-Mer4,6193D−D−D−C−
Touques3,9133.8DDC−C
Deauville3,5394.2DD−D−C
Honfleur6,6404.3D−DDD
La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur2,5275.5CCA−D
Le Havre Seine-Maritime166,6877.3D−CC−D

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
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
INSEE code
14202

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.