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The town, home to 384 people, lies in Calvados, Normandy.

Population

384

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.60

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,880

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Culey-le-Patry a good place to live?

Culey-le-Patry is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Menhir dit La Belle Roche · Classé · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0

Culey-le-Patry’s story

Culey-le-Patry in pictures

Culey-le-Patry has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1954.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1954First protected: Menhir dit La Belle Roche

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Culey-le-Patry.

History

Old homes shape Culey-le-Patry: 37% were built before 1919, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Culey-le-Patry is Menhir dit La Belle Roche. The protected list starts in prehistory.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Menhir dit La Belle Roche Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1954

first monument protected

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Age of homes37% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Culey-le-Patry?”

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Culey-le-Patry are under 15, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than Calvados’ towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 31% of adults. Culey-le-Patry has a median age of 43.2 years.

43.2median age

Culey-le-PatryCalvados medianFrance median

Calvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Culey-le-Patry
	Culey-le-Patry	Calvados median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	11%	11%	11%
25–44	24%	22%	23%
45–64	25%	26%	26%
65+	22%	25%	22%
No diploma	23%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	17%	18%
Higher education	31%	26%	30%

Full pageCuley-le-Patry’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.2 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad2.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Culey-le-Patry?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Culey-le-Patry are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.9%

At the census, 1.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €25,880 a year per consumption unit.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

On foot1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Culey-le-Patry, 0.1 per working resident

5.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,880

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCuley-le-Patry’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,880 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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.

For collège, the closest is 3.1 mi away.

84.9%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Culey-le-Patry84.9%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	64	97%+8 pts

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84.9%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −4.8 pts against the expected rate

3.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageCuley-le-Patry’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges84.9% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Culey-le-Patry costs less than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.60/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Culey-le-Patry.

€8.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Culey-le-Patry€8.60/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Calvados median€12.67/m²

€8.60/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.04 to €10.50/m² a month)

€11.71/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCuley-le-Patry’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.60/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Musée Hardy and 2 more in and around Culey-le-Patry

Heritage and museums in and near Culey-le-Patry. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMusée Hardy5 km southeast, in Clécy ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Landelle3.4 km southeast, in Clécy ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Maroisière2 km east, in Saint-Rémy

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Culey-le-Patry

13pages on Culey-le-Patry

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14 mi away Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Culey-le-Patry has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Menhir dit La Belle RocheStanding stone · Prehistory

Classé

Ancienne abbayeAbbey · 14th c. · in Les Monts d'Aunay, 4.4 mi

Classé

Maison dite Galland-DuclosHouse · 18th c. · in Condé-en-Normandie, 6.9 mi

Classé

Château de la MotteChâteau · 16th & 17th c. · in Cesny-les-Sources, 7 mi

Photo credits

Menhir dit La Belle Roche: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Culey-le-Patry

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Culey-le-Patry yet.

How we find them →

Culey-le-Patry’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 →

Thury-Harcourt-le-HomLes Monts d'AunayCondé-en-NormandieAthis-Val de RouvreVillers-BocageValdallièreCuley-le-Patry

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Culey-le-Patry	384	—	—	—	—	—
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom	3,600	3.1	B	B⁺	A⁻	B
Les Monts d'Aunay	4,777	6.3	B⁺	B⁺	A	C⁺
Condé-en-Normandie	5,985	6.4	C⁺	A	C	C⁻
Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne	4,201	11	A⁺	A	A⁺	B⁺
Villers-Bocage	3,088	11	A⁻	C	A⁻	C⁺
Valdallière	5,696	11	A⁻	A	A⁻	B⁺

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

About Culey-le-Patry

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Culey-le-Patry is a commune of 384 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: 384 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande
Département: Calvados (14)
Région: Normandy
Area: 3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code: 14211

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.