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A town of 1,444 in Calvados, Normandy.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (D−). Homes sell for a median €2,342/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. Just 12% of residents are 65 or older.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Esquay-Notre-Dame 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 Esquay-Notre-Dame does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Esquay-Notre-Dame 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.
Esquay-Notre-Dame has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Esquay-Notre-Dame has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Esquay-Notre-Dame. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Esquay-Notre-Dame.
Children under 15 make up a fifth of residents. 13% of residents are 15 to 24, above Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up 35% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Esquay-Notre-Dame | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 4.7% are unemployed. At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,130 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Esquay-Notre-Dame counts 0.2 jobs (150 jobs, 750 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
52 deaths in Esquay-Notre-Dame between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 74: 30% below. In Calvados, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Esquay-Notre-Dame is Polyclinique du Parc Caen, 6.9 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul VerlaineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 95%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. 0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,342/m²: 37 houses and apartments sold in Esquay-Notre-Dame between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 95% of sales, apartments for the rest. Also worth knowing: the estimated advertised rent is €12.30/m² a month, in line with Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,342/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Esquay-Notre-Dame 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 Esquay-Notre-Dame 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esquay-Notre-Dame | 1,444 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 2.4 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Verson | 4,059 | 3.1 | A | C− | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Martin-de-May | 4,529 | 4.6 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Louvigny | 2,612 | 4.7 | — | D | — | A− |
| Bretteville-sur-Odon | 4,494 | 4.8 | A | D | A | A |
| Fleury-sur-Orne | 5,941 | 5.2 | C | D | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Esquay-Notre-Dame has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 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 A−, better than 85% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,342/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Esquay-Notre-Dame grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Esquay-Notre-Dame is a commune of 1,444 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. 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 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.