Housing is within reach: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 29% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is its weak spot (D) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car (D−). Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Dialan sur Chaîne 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.
Each subject compares Dialan sur Chaîne 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
On foot, Dialan sur Chaîne works less well than 95% of compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
3.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,200 a year per consumption unit, close to Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 9.2%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Dialan sur Chaîne, 0.2 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Dialan sur Chaîne, above Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
39.6median age
13% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Dialan sur Chaîne have a median age of 39.6. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town.
Dialan sur ChaîneCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 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
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Dialan sur Chaîne is above 85% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 60 deaths in Dialan sur Chaîne from 2016 to 2025; there were 62, 4% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, higher than both Calvados’ towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Dialan sur Chaîne is Centre hospitalier de Vire, 13.6 mi away. Also worth knowing: women in Calvados live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Dialan sur Chaîne · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Vire
17.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Dialan sur Chaîne is a commune of 1,006 people in the Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage Intercom. 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
1,006 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage Intercom
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
8.5 sq mi (22.1 km²)
INSEE code
14347
Dialan sur Chaîne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dialan sur Chaîne
Is Dialan sur Chaîne safe?
Dialan sur Chaîne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.
