Honfleur grades D− overall: better than 5% of compared French towns, and #43 of 46 in Calvados. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 13.8 recorded violent incidents and 24 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €3,280/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Honfleur 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 Honfleur.
History
Old homes shape Honfleur: 18% were built before 1919, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Honfleur has 89 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Calvados’ towns (6.4) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Since 1974, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The Culture ministry lists 59 historic monuments locally: 16 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 43 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Ancienne église Saint-Etienne, actuellement musée.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Honfleur runs higher than in 94% of compared French towns
With 5,050 jobs for 2,750 working residents, Honfleur draws people in from neighbouring communes. In 2025, 237 offenses were recorded here. Police and gendarmerie recorded 237 offenses in the graded categories locally in 2025.
13.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage90
Other physical violence40
Theft from vehicles29
Family violence25
Sexual violence23
Vehicle theft19
Burglary11
Drug use130
Theft without violence92
Fraud58
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
237
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Honfleur sees more deaths than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 114 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 802 residents of Honfleur died, against 705 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. Average lifespans in Calvados: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 10 general practitioners locally.
+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Honfleur · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Cote Fleurie site de Cricqueboeuf
8.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Jacques Monod Ch le Havre
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,280/m², comes from 421 sales of houses and apartments in Honfleur from July 2023 to June 2026. In Honfleur, houses go for €3,106/m² and apartments for €3,330/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.80/m² a month.
€3,280/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Honfleur€3,280/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,106/m²
168
Apartments
€3,330/m²
253
€13.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.79 to €16.39/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More commuters in Honfleur walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 21.4%
Median disposable income comes to €23,080 a year per consumption unit. 12.6% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.3% of working residents in Honfleur went to work by public transport.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot14%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
5,050
jobs based in Honfleur, 1.8 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Honfleur, fewer than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%. The age that splits Honfleur in two is 49.2.
49.2median age
HonfleurCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 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
Schools
86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Honfleur is 97.1%, above Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.6 mi away. By results, schools here place #13 of 50 in Calvados.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ancienne église Saint-Etienne, actuellement musée: Photo: PMRMaeyaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Léonard: Photo: Johan Allard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Sainte-Catherine: Photo: Hajotthu · CC BY 3.0 · Manoir de Conti en pans de bois à Vasouy: Photo: Didier9548 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Erik Satie: Sonia y natalia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eugène Boudin: Pierre Petit, Public domain · Henri de Régnier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Alphonse Allais: unidentified Photograph, Public domain · André Marie: Anonymous Unknown author (Keystone France), Public domain · Albert Sorel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Honfleur’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 Honfleur
Is Honfleur safe?
It grades D for safety, #43 of 46 in Calvados. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 90 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Honfleur good?
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns and #13 of 50 in Calvados. The lycée stands out: 98% of 132 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Albert Sorel in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Honfleur expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,280/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.30/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Honfleur grades D for cost of living.
About Honfleur
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Honfleur is a commune of 6,640 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville. 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
6,640 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville
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.
