Grainville-sur-Odon’s strongest is schools: brevet results a point above the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car (D−). At €2,285/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Grainville-sur-Odon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Grainville-sur-Odon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grainville-sur-Odon.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Grainville-sur-Odon is harder to get around on foot than 97% of compared French towns
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Households’ median disposable income: €27,710 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.2% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs based in Grainville-sur-Odon number 100, against 500 residents in work (0.2 per worker).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Grainville-sur-Odon, 0.2 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 3% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
More deaths than expected: Grainville-sur-Odon is above 54% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
206 deaths in Grainville-sur-Odon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 119: 74% above. The nearest emergency department to Grainville-sur-Odon is Hopital Prive St Martin Caen, 7.8 mi away. Women in Calvados live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw174
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Grainville-sur-Odon · 5.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive St Martin Caen
8.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 20% of Grainville-sur-Odon, above Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
41.5median age
Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 33% have a degree.
Grainville-sur-OdonCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Grainville-sur-Odon gets a B− for cost of living
€2,285/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
31 sales of houses and apartments in Grainville-sur-Odon, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,285/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.50/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.30/m² a month, about level with both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Grainville-sur-Odon€2,285/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,285/m²
31
€12.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.78 to €14.03/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Grainville-sur-Odon is a commune of 1,105 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. 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
1,105 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
2 sq mi (5.3 km²)
INSEE code
14311
Grainville-sur-Odon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Grainville-sur-Odon
Is Grainville-sur-Odon safe?
Grainville-sur-Odon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Grainville-sur-Odon good?
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Grainville-sur-Odon expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,285/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Grainville-sur-Odon grades B− for cost of living.
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.
