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A town in Calvados, Normandy, home to 773 people.
Graye-sur-Mer has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up a quarter of its housing.
The one thing Graye-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Graye-sur-Mer as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit Pierre debout, in Reviers, 2.1 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Graye-sur-Mer. Best known first.
MuseumCentre Juno Beach1.3 km northeast, in Courseulles-sur-MerAttractionAttractionOne Charliein townAttractionAttractionMémorial britannique de Normandie4.5 km west, in Ver-sur-MerAttractionAttractionTumulus de Colombiers-sur-Seulles3.9 km south, in Colombiers-sur-SeullesAttractionAttractionMenhir des Demoiselles4.3 km southwest, in Colombiers-sur-SeullesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Graye-sur-Mer.
Children are 16% of the town. Line up the people of Graye-sur-Mer by age and the one in the middle is 47.1. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Graye-sur-Mer | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 19.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 7.4%, lower than both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Graye-sur-Mer has 300 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.8 per worker.
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 closest lycée for the general bac is 5.2 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège QuintefeuilleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 84%−6 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.
House rents are put at about €10.36/m² a month. Graye-sur-Mer recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Graye-sur-Mer is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Graye-sur-Mer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graye-sur-Mer | 773 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer | 4,268 | 1 | C− | C | B− | C+ |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande | 5,143 | 5 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Luc-sur-Mer | 3,275 | 5.5 | A− | C− | A | C+ |
| Hermanville-sur-Mer | 3,323 | 7.9 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Rots | 2,544 | 7.9 | — | C | — | A |
| Thue et Mue | 6,182 | 8.8 | A− | C | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Graye-sur-Mer is a commune of 773 people in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer. 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 October 30, 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.