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A town of 285 in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Crocy a good place to live?

Crocy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Hilaire
Église Saint-Hilaire · Inscrit · Photo: Milka-berger · CC BY-SA 3.0
Crocy’s story

Crocy in pictures

Crocy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Église Saint-Hilaire
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crocy.

History

Crocy keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Crocy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 12th century.

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

Who lives here

Few people in Crocy are 15 to 24: 6.3%, fewer than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Calvados’ towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). A fifth of adults hold a degree. The median resident of Crocy is 48 years old.

48median age
CrocyCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Crocy
CrocyCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–246.3%11%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+25%25%22%
No diploma27%23%19%
CAP or BEP33%28%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education20%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Crocy, 5.3%, runs below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €23,380 a year per consumption unit, about level with Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Crocy number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). At the census, 3.3% of commuters got to work without a car.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Crocy, 0.4 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,380
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

Housing

Renting in Crocy costs less than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.76/m² a month

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

Sales in Crocy from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.

€10.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Crocy€10.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€10.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €14.06/m² a month)
€7.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Camp de Bierre and 2 more in and around Crocy

Heritage in and near Crocy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crocy

12pages on Crocy

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Milka-berger · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Crocy

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

How we find them →

Crocy’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 →
FalaiseArgentanSaint-Pierre-en-AugeGouffern en AugeVimoutiersMézidon Vallée d'AugeFalaiseArgentanSaint-Pierre-en-AugeGouffern en AugeVimoutiersMézidon Vallée d'AugeCrocy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Crocy285—————
Falaise7,6806.4C−BDD
Argentan Orne13,5279.6BA−DB
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge7,1009.6CA−C+C+
Gouffern en Auge Orne3,63610AA−A−A−
Vimoutiers Orne2,97812CAC−C
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge9,76614CBB−B

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

About Crocy

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Crocy is a commune of 285 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise. 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
285 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code
14206

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.