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The town has 331 residents and lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Fresney-le-Vieux has none. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Fresney-le-Vieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fresney-le-Vieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Boulon, 2.9 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and family days out in and near Fresney-le-Vieux. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fresney-le-Vieux.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. Line up the people of Fresney-le-Vieux by age and the one in the middle is 40.6. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, about level with Calvados’ towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Fresney-le-Vieux | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,710 a year per consumption unit, higher than Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 0.7% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.64/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Fresney-le-Vieux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fresney-le-Vieux 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 Fresney-le-Vieux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresney-le-Vieux | 331 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 4.7 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Saint-Martin-de-May | 4,529 | 7 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Bourguébus | 2,613 | 8.9 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Ifs | 11,937 | 9.9 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Fleury-sur-Orne | 5,941 | 10 | C | D | B− | B+ |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 10 | — | B− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Fresney-le-Vieux is a commune of 331 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
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 9, 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.