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Some 808 people live in this town, in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Fresney-le-Puceux a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fresney-le-Puceux out for now. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.

What makes Fresney-le-Puceux stand out

The one thing Fresney-le-Puceux does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fresney-le-Puceux’s story

Fresney-le-Puceux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fresney-le-Puceux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Norbert Anne, born in 1840, is the one person born in Fresney-le-Puceux before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1956First protected: Menhir dit La Pierre Tournante ou La Pierre du Camp Bérot
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Landmarks

The list names few of Fresney-le-Puceux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Menhir dit La Pierre Tournante ou La Pierre du Camp Bérot: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fresney-le-Puceux.

Who lives here

Children make up 24% of Fresney-le-Puceux, above Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

39.6median age

9% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 34% of adults. Residents of Fresney-le-Puceux have a median age of 39.6.

Fresney-le-PuceuxCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fresney-le-Puceux
Fresney-le-PuceuxCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1524%16%17%
15–249%11%11%
25–4429%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+14%25%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP28%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education34%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Fresney-le-Puceux: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Fresney-le-Puceux is Menhir dit La Pierre Tournante ou La Pierre du Camp Bérot.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1930
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Fresney-le-Puceux are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.4%

3%walk, cycle or take transit

The census found 2.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Fresney-le-Puceux: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.3 each). Households’ median disposable income: €27,540 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Fresney-le-Puceux, 0.3 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

82.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.6 points below the expected rate

82.9%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Fresney-le-Puceux82.9%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège CingalNearest collègeCollègeCollège13685%−5 pts

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82.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6.6 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Fresney-le-Puceux is €12.32/m² a month

€12.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Fresney-le-Puceux: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fresney-le-Puceux€12.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€12.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.54 to €14.39/m² a month)
€9.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fresney-le-Puceux

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Nearby attractions

Château de Fresney-le-Puceux and 12 more in and around Fresney-le-Puceux

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Fresney-le-Puceux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Fresney-le-Puceux

One notable person was born in Fresney-le-Puceux.

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About Fresney-le-Puceux

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Fresney-le-Puceux is a commune of 808 people in the Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande. 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
808 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
INSEE code
14290

Fresney-le-Puceux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Calvados →
Saint-Martin-de-MayBourguébusIfsFleury-sur-OrneLouvignyCormelles-le-RoyalSaint-Martin-de-MayBourguébusIfsFleury-sur-OrneLouvignyCormelles-le-RoyalFresney-le-Puceux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fresney-le-Puceux808—————
Saint-Martin-de-May4,5292.9B+C+A+B+
Bourguébus2,6134.7B+CAB−
Ifs11,9375.6B−C−C+A−
Fleury-sur-Orne5,9415.8CDB−B+
Louvigny2,6126.5—D—A−
Cormelles-le-Royal5,3776.5BC−A−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.