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A town in Calvados, Normandy, home to 159 people.
La Caine has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just just over one in ten residents are 65 or older.
The one thing La Caine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Caine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Clair, in Malherbe-sur-Ajon, 3.2 mi away.
25% 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 Caine.
Under-15s account for nearly a quarter of the population. Half the people of La Caine are older than 37. 28% of adults hold a degree, higher than Calvados’ towns (26%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%).
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Caine | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.0% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €23,630 a year per consumption unit, close to Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in La Caine from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Caine. Best known first.
Nothing in La Caine 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 Caine 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 Caine | 159 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 3.3 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 4,777 | 5.4 | B+ | B+ | A | C+ |
| Villers-Bocage | 3,088 | 6.9 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 8.1 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Martin-de-May | 4,529 | 8.2 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Verson | 4,059 | 8.8 | A | C− | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
La Caine is a commune of 159 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. 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.