Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Douvres-la-Délivrande grades A overall, better than 89% of compared French towns, and ranks #2 of 46 in Calvados. The drawback is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Douvres-la-Délivrande 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 Douvres-la-Délivrande.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Douvres-la-Délivrande than in Calvados or compared French towns: 14 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Douvres-la-Délivrande is La Baronnie. 4 of the 7 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. This Calvados town has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Douvres-la-Délivrande sees less crime per resident than 89% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Douvres-la-Délivrande, criminal damage came up most often (2025). All told, Douvres-la-Délivrande had 85 recorded offenses in 2025.
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage41
Sexual violence17
Theft from vehicles11
Family violence8
Vehicle theft8
Fraud23
Theft without violence17
Drug use7
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.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
85
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.0%
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 · For other physical violence, armed robbery and burglary, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 8.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Douvres-la-Délivrande is better off than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,790 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stands at 8.3%. Douvres-la-Délivrande holds 2,350 jobs; 2,100 of its residents are in work, so 1.1 jobs each. Bus, tram or train carried 4.7% of working residents in Douvres-la-Délivrande to work at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot6%
Public transport5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,350
jobs based in Douvres-la-Délivrande, 1.1 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
91.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Douvres-la-Délivrande is 98.5%, higher than both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #7 of 50 in Calvados.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Buying in Douvres-la-Délivrande costs more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,014/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €11.45/m² a month. The market in Douvres-la-Délivrande: 153 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 71% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€3,014/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Douvres-la-Délivrande€3,014/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,014/m²
109
Apartments
€3,007/m²
44
€13.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.62 to €16.25/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Douvres-la-Délivrande hold a degree than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 40%
27% of residents are 65 or over, above Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children are 16% of the town. Residents of Douvres-la-Délivrande have a median age of 48.9.
48.9median age
Douvres-la-DélivrandeCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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 C+
Douvres-la-Délivrande’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 63% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Douvres-la-Délivrande is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 6.3 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 589 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 629, 7% more. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Douvres-la-Délivrande’s; allowing for it, deaths were 7% below expected. This Calvados town has 6 family doctors.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Douvres-la-Délivrande · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
6.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Douvres-la-Délivrande
Is Douvres-la-Délivrande safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 46 in Calvados.
Are schools in Douvres-la-Délivrande good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #7 of 50 in Calvados. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Douvres-la-Délivrande expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.14/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Douvres-la-Délivrande grades C for cost of living.
About Douvres-la-Délivrande
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Douvres-la-Délivrande is a commune of 5,143 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre. 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.
