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The town, home to 2,267 people, lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,662/m² takes 7.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. Where it falls short is schools — brevet results 7.2 points below the expected rate. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Cuverville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Cuverville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cuverville with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Cuverville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cuverville; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.
0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cuverville.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.7 mi off. The nearest collège is 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Émile ZolaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 77%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,620 a year. 200 jobs are based in Cuverville, for 1,050 working residents (0.2 per worker). 8.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.26/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 92% were houses. Cuverville recorded 51 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,662/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents. Typical age in Cuverville: 41.2, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cuverville | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 0.8% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Cuverville. Life expectancy at birth in Calvados is 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 122 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 105, 14% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Cuverville. Best known first.
Cuverville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cuverville yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuverville | 2,267 | — | — | C | — | B |
| Démouville | 3,035 | 0.7 | — | C | — | A− |
| Giberville | 5,077 | 1.1 | C+ | C | B | B |
| Colombelles | 7,243 | 1.6 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Mondeville | 10,331 | 2.6 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Blainville-sur-Orne | 6,106 | 3.2 | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 23,470 | 3.3 | C− | C+ | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cuverville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.99/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cuverville grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cuverville is a commune of 2,267 people in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.