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In Calvados, Normandy, this town has 645 residents.

Is Croisilles a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Croisilles out for now. Just 13% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Croisilles stand out

The one thing Croisilles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: hamon jp · CC BY-SA 3.0
Croisilles’ story

Croisilles in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1933First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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Nearby attractions

Château d'Harcourt and 11 more in and around Croisilles

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Croisilles. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Croisilles.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Croisilles are under 15, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Croisilles is 36.7. Graduates make up 30% of adults.

36.7median age
CroisillesCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Croisilles
CroisillesCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4429%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+13%25%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education30%26%30%

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

History

Croisilles keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

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

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1933
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Croisilles, 5.2%, runs below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

6.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Croisilles: 50, for 350 residents in work (0.2 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,790 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Croisilles, 0.2 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,790
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

84.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.8 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 11.5 mi away. A collège lies 1.7 mi away.

84.9%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Croisilles84.9%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Roger BellairNearest collègeCollègeCollège11378%−12 pts
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège6497%+8 pts
84.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4.8 pts against the expected rate
1.7 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 Croisilles is €11.80/m² a month

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

Croisilles recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Croisilles€11.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€11.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.98 to €13.96/m² a month)
€9.64/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 Croisilles

13pages on Croisilles

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: hamon jp · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Croisilles

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

How we find them →

Croisilles’ 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 →
Thury-Harcourt-le-HomSaint-Martin-de-MayLes Monts d'AunayFontaine-ÉtoupefourBourguébusVersonThury-Harcourt-le-HomSaint-Martin-de-MayLes Monts d'AunayFontaine-ÉtoupefourBourguébusVersonCroisilles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Croisilles645—————
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom3,6002.1BB+A−B
Saint-Martin-de-May4,5298.2B+C+A+B+
Les Monts d'Aunay4,7778.4B+B+AC+
Fontaine-Étoupefour2,81010—B−—B+
Bourguébus2,61311B+CAB−
Verson4,05911AC−B+B−

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

About Croisilles

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Croisilles is a commune of 645 people in the Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande. 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
645 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.2 km²)
INSEE code
14207

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.