Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 488 residents in Calvados, Normandy.
Fourneville isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. A fifth of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Fourneville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fourneville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Motte féodale, in Saint-Benoît-d'Hébertot, 2.7 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fourneville.
Graduates make up just over a third of adults. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 9.9% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Fourneville | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 6.6% are unemployed. Jobs located in Fourneville: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.3 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Fourneville, 97.1% passed the bac, higher than both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alphonse AllaisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 86%−4 pts |
| Lycée Albert SorelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 132 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.58/m² a month. 16 houses and apartments changed hands in Fourneville from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fourneville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fourneville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourneville | 488 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur | 2,527 | 3.6 | C | C | A− | D |
| Honfleur | 6,640 | 3.7 | D− | D | D | D |
| Beuzeville Eure | 4,704 | 5 | B+ | B | A | D |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 5,145 | 5.2 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Touques | 3,913 | 5.8 | D | D | C− | C |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 4,619 | 6.3 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Fourneville is a commune of 488 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville. 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) · 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.