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Home to 378 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Goustranville falls below the line for grades. 12% of its homes are second homes. Only just over one in ten residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Goustranville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Goustranville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de la Chapelle, in Hotot-en-Auge, 2.4 mi away.
20% 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 Goustranville.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.7% of the town, below Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Residents of Goustranville have a median age of 31.9.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Goustranville | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 33% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Goustranville holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. The median disposable income was €26,080 a year per consumption unit, higher than Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in Goustranville from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Goustranville. Best known first.
Nothing in Goustranville 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 Goustranville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goustranville | 378 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troarn | 3,439 | 4.2 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Cabourg | 3,725 | 4.3 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 5,122 | 4.4 | D− | D− | C | D |
| Argences | 3,959 | 7.2 | C | B− | A− | C− |
| Démouville | 3,035 | 7.6 | — | C | — | A− |
| Ouistreham | 9,212 | 7.8 | C+ | D | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Goustranville is a commune of 378 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) · 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.