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Home to 108 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Folie out for now. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things La Folie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Folie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Colombières, in Colombières, 2.7 mi away.
62% 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 Folie.
28% of residents are 65 or over, above both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Folie | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 13.6%. Jobs based in La Folie number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.8 per worker). 17.1% of the town’s working residents had no journey 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in La Folie.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Folie. Best known first.
Nothing in La Folie 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 Folie 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 Folie | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Molay-Littry | 3,124 | 4.6 | A− | B | A+ | C |
| Isigny-sur-Mer | 3,543 | 6.1 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Saint-Lô Manche | 19,471 | 12 | B− | B+ | D | B− |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle Manche | 2,516 | 12 | — | A | — | A |
| Bayeux | 12,659 | 12 | C | C | D | C+ |
| Carentan-les-Marais Manche | 10,218 | 12 | B− | B | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
La Folie is a commune of 108 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 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.