Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 452 residents and lies in Calvados, Normandy.
There are no grades for Hottot-les-Bagues: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hottot-les-Bagues as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Restes de la chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Val, in Tilly-sur-Seulles, 2 mi away.
17% 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 Hottot-les-Bagues.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Hottot-les-Bagues | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Hottot-les-Bagues number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Hottot-les-Bagues didn’t travel to work at all.
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 town’s pupils have a collège 1.8 mi away. General-bac pupils go 9.2 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Bois d'OrceauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 92%−1 pt |
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 €9.50/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Hottot-les-Bagues.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Hottot-les-Bagues. Best known first.
Nothing in Hottot-les-Bagues is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hottot-les-Bagues yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hottot-les-Bagues | 452 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villers-Bocage | 3,088 | 4.9 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Thue et Mue | 6,182 | 7.1 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 8.9 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Verson | 4,059 | 8.9 | A | C− | B+ | B− |
| Rots | 2,544 | 8.9 | — | C | — | A |
| Bayeux | 12,659 | 9.3 | C | C | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Hottot-les-Bagues is a commune of 452 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 November 4, 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.