Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Fleury-sur-Orne earns a C, which places it #26 of 46 in Calvados. It comes out better than just over a third of compared French towns. Its strongest is walkability — 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Fleury-sur-Orne 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 Fleury-sur-Orne.
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Fleury-sur-Orne costs more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.15/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,889/m², comes from 181 sales of houses and apartments in Fleury-sur-Orne from July 2023 to June 2026. In Fleury-sur-Orne, houses go for €2,772/m² and apartments for €2,976/m². Houses were 57% of what sold.
€2,889/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fleury-sur-Orne€2,889/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,772/m²
103
Apartments
€2,976/m²
78
€14.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.13 to €16.51/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.83/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
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fleury-sur-Orne is easier to get around on foot than 86% of compared French towns
At the census, 18.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €23,850 a year per consumption unit, near Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Fleury-sur-Orne has 2,350 jobs for 2,800 working residents, 0.8 per worker.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport10%
Bicycle6%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,350
jobs based in Fleury-sur-Orne, 0.8 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,850
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
Who lives here
Fleury-sur-Orne skews young, with 15% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. 33% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). At 36.3, the median resident of Fleury-sur-Orne sits in the middle of the age range.
36.3median age
Fleury-sur-OrneCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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 B+
Fewer deaths than Fleury-sur-Orne’s ages would predict, 83 per 100 expected, under Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Calvados can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 547 residents of Fleury-sur-Orne died, against 497 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. 6 GPs practise locally.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Fleury-sur-Orne · 7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
1.7 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
89.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the 16 collèges within 5 km, 1.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 0.8 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #26 of 50 in Calvados. The bac pass rate near Fleury-sur-Orne is 93.5%, in line with Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Fleury-sur-Orne: 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Fleury-sur-Orne is Église d'Allemagne-la-Basse ou église Notre-Dame. 4.6% 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
Safety
Fleury-sur-Orne ranks below 52% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6 cases of violence against people and 14.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In all, 147 offenses reached the police record in Fleury-sur-Orne in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage51
Theft from vehicles34
Family violence17
Other physical violence14
Vehicle theft12
Sexual violence10
Burglary9
Fraud55
Theft without violence28
Drug use5
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.
6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
147
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.5%
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 armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fleury-sur-Orne
Is Fleury-sur-Orne safe?
It grades B− for safety, #26 of 46 in Calvados. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 51 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fleury-sur-Orne good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #26 of 50 in Calvados. 100% of 24 candidates passed the bac at Lycée François Rabelais in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fleury-sur-Orne expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,889/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Fleury-sur-Orne grades D for cost of living.
About Fleury-sur-Orne
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Fleury-sur-Orne is a commune of 5,941 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.
