Démouville’s best grade is for walkability: 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on schools — bac results 4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 7.2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Démouville has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Démouville 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Démouville.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
A walkable place: Démouville beats 86% of compared French towns on foot
The unemployment rate comes to 8.9%. The median disposable income was €26,370 a year per consumption unit, above Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Démouville holds 900 jobs; 1,250 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport5%
Bicycle5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
900
jobs based in Démouville, 0.7 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Démouville’s ages would predict, 78 per 100 expected, under Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 241 deaths in Démouville between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 310: 22% below. There are 3 general practitioners here.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Démouville · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
3.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median sale price of homes in Démouville is €2,531/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 86% were houses. Démouville recorded 92 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Also worth knowing: the estimated advertised rent is €11.99/m² a month, lower than Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,531/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Démouville€2,531/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,469/m²
79
€11.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.25 to €14.03/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Démouville skews older, with 28% of residents 65 or over, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. Residents of Démouville have a median age of 49.3. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, lower than Calvados’ towns (11%) and near compared French towns (11%).
49.3median age
DémouvilleCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Brevet results near Démouville run low: 75.1% passed, below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Démouville, 85.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 85% of 111 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 3.8 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. 3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Démouville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In all, 33 offenses reached the police record in Démouville in 2025. Violence against people averaged 2.4 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 6.7. More of the graded crimes here were burglary than anything else (2025).
2.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary16
Criminal damage10
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
33
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
32.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (32.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Prieuré Notre-Dame-des-Moutiers and 7 more in and around Démouville
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Démouville. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Démouville
Is Démouville safe?
Démouville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Démouville good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #28 of 50 in Calvados. 95% of 21 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jules Verne in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Démouville expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Démouville grades C for cost of living.
About Démouville
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Démouville is a commune of 3,035 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
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.
