Prices are modest for what you get (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools lag: brevet results 4.8 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Fontenay-le-Marmion 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 Fontenay-le-Marmion 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 Fontenay-le-Marmion.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Fontenay-le-Marmion sees more deaths than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 105 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Fontenay-le-Marmion can choose among 2 GPs. In Calvados, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 116 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 122, 5% more.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Fontenay-le-Marmion · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
5.1 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Fontenay-le-Marmion are under 15, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Fontenay-le-Marmion has a median age of 38.4. Among adults, 29% have a degree.
38.4median age
Fontenay-le-MarmionCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fontenay-le-Marmion than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.76/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,479/m², comes from 77 sales of houses and apartments in Fontenay-le-Marmion from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,479/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fontenay-le-Marmion€2,479/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,480/m²
76
€10.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €14.06/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments in Fontenay-le-Marmion, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Fontenay-le-Marmion is Tumulus de la Hoguette. Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Homes built before 1919 account for 3.6% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Only 4.0% of commuters in Fontenay-le-Marmion go to work without a car, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
7.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Fontenay-le-Marmion counts 0.3 jobs (300 jobs, 950 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €26,850 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Fontenay-le-Marmion, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Fontenay-le-Marmion has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 15 offenses in Fontenay-le-Marmion in 2025. Violence against people ran at 2.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 6.7 (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: in 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage8
Theft from vehicles7
Armed robbery0
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.
2.7
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
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
51.7%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 51.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Tumulus de la Hogue and 7 more in and around Fontenay-le-Marmion
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Fontenay-le-Marmion. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fontenay-le-Marmion
Is Fontenay-le-Marmion safe?
Fontenay-le-Marmion has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Fontenay-le-Marmion good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fontenay-le-Marmion expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,479/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fontenay-le-Marmion grades B for cost of living.
About Fontenay-le-Marmion
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Fontenay-le-Marmion is a commune of 2,055 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
Population
2,055 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
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.
