Schools do well (A): bac results 1.4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Buying in is costly (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health, B for jobs & income and B− for walkability. Second homes make up 30% of its housing.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Hermanville-sur-Mer has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Hermanville-sur-Mer 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 Hermanville-sur-Mer.
Schools
95.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #1 of 50 in Calvados. The bac pass rate near Hermanville-sur-Mer is 98.5%, above Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
A home in Hermanville-sur-Mer sells for €3,099/m², more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.20/m² a month, about level with Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 149 homes were sold in Hermanville-sur-Mer.
€3,099/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Hermanville-sur-Mer€3,099/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,092/m²
131
€13.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.60 to €16.42/m² a month)
8.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Hermanville-sur-Mer than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 39% of adults
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.9%, below Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. At 51.2, the median resident of Hermanville-sur-Mer sits in the middle of the age range.
51.2median age
Hermanville-sur-MerCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Hermanville-sur-Mer has 4 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Hermanville-sur-Mer is Maison dite "la Bluette". Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 3 of 4.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Hermanville-sur-Mer run higher than in 57% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Hermanville-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 6.2 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 259 residents of Hermanville-sur-Mer died, against 287 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Calvados is 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Calvados town has 2 family doctors.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Hermanville-sur-Mer · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
6.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Hermanville-sur-Mer are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.3%
At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 300 jobs are based in Hermanville-sur-Mer, for 1,400 working residents (0.2 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,200 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Bicycle3%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Hermanville-sur-Mer, 0.2 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Hermanville-sur-Mer
Is Hermanville-sur-Mer safe?
Hermanville-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Hermanville-sur-Mer good?
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #1 of 50 in Calvados. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Hermanville-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hermanville-sur-Mer grades C− for cost of living.
About Hermanville-sur-Mer
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Hermanville-sur-Mer is a commune of 3,323 people in the Communauté urbaine Caen la 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
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.
