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In Calvados, Normandy, this town has 1,354 residents.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is schools — brevet results 8.3 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,563/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Hérouvillette 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.
The one thing Hérouvillette does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hérouvillette 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.
Hérouvillette has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hérouvillette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Béneauville, in Bavent, 2.9 mi away.
11% 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 Hérouvillette.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 4.5 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Langevin WallonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 78%−10 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.
Behind the median of €2,563/m²: 33 houses and apartments sold in Hérouvillette between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €11.36/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.14/m² a month, close to Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,563/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Calvados: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 84 deaths in Hérouvillette between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 103: 19% below. The nearest emergency department to Hérouvillette is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 4.9 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
At the census, 8.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 7.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
31% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Calvados’ towns (26%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Over-65s are 22% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Hérouvillette | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Hérouvillette. Best known first.
Nothing in Hérouvillette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Hérouvillette.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hérouvillette | 1,354 | — | — | C | — | B+ |
| Colombelles | 7,243 | 2.6 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Blainville-sur-Orne | 6,106 | 2.6 | B− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Démouville | 3,035 | 2.7 | — | C | — | A− |
| Giberville | 5,077 | 3 | C+ | C | B | B |
| Troarn | 3,439 | 3.9 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 23,470 | 4 | C− | C+ | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hérouvillette has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,563/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hérouvillette grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Hérouvillette is a commune of 1,354 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 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.