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With 652 residents, it is a town in Calvados, Normandy.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Gonneville-sur-Mer has none. 38% of homes here are second homes. Homes sell for a median €4,407/m². Nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Gonneville-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gonneville-sur-Mer; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Gonneville-sur-Mer. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gonneville-sur-Mer.
Children under 15 make up 10%, lower than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 6.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Graduates make up 38% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Gonneville-sur-Mer | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gonneville-sur-Mer, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Gonneville-sur-Mer counts 0.6 jobs (150 jobs, 200 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.9% of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: 12.4% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 66%−11 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jean JoorisNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 33 | 79%−5 pts |
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.
Sales in Gonneville-sur-Mer from July 2023 to June 2026: 40 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,407/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gonneville-sur-Mer; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Manoir d'Angerville: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Beuzeval: Photo: DimiTalen · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gonneville-sur-Mer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonneville-sur-Mer | 652 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 5,122 | 2.8 | D− | D− | C | D |
| Cabourg | 3,725 | 3.9 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Deauville | 3,539 | 7 | D | D− | D− | C |
| Touques | 3,913 | 7.8 | D | D | C− | C |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 4,619 | 8.3 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Troarn | 3,439 | 9.7 | A | C | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Gonneville-sur-Mer is a commune of 652 people in the Communauté de communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
