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A town of 193 in Calvados, Normandy.
La Bazoque has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes. It skews young: only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Bazoque does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Bazoque as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Balleroy, in Balleroy-sur-Drôme, 2.4 mi away.
51% 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 La Bazoque.
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Ages in La Bazoque split evenly at 35.9: half are older, half younger. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Bazoque | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,880 a year. Unemployment stood at 7.8%, lower than both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.1% of working residents in La Bazoque to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
La Bazoque recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near La Bazoque. Best known first.
Nothing in La Bazoque 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 La Bazoque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bazoque | 193 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Molay-Littry | 3,124 | 5.8 | A− | B | A+ | C |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle Manche | 2,516 | 5.8 | — | A | — | A |
| Saint-Amand-Villages Manche | 2,525 | 8.3 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Saint-Lô Manche | 19,471 | 9.7 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Condé-sur-Vire Manche | 4,137 | 10 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
| Torigny-les-Villes Manche | 4,444 | 10 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
La Bazoque is a commune of 193 people in the Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom. 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.