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A town in Calvados, Normandy, home to 138 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Folletière-Abenon falls below the line for grades. 32% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things La Folletière-Abenon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Folletière-Abenon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Orbec, 3.1 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Folletière-Abenon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Folletière-Abenon.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.1% of the town. 29% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 18% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Folletière-Abenon | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 6.0%. At the census, 4.6% of working residents in La Folletière-Abenon didn’t travel to work at all. Half of residents lived on more than €24,540 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in La Folletière-Abenon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Folletière-Abenon. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Folletière-Abenon yet.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
La Folletière-Abenon is a commune of 138 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lisieux Normandie. 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
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 Folletière-Abenon | 138 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche Orne | 2,938 | 9.6 | B− | A | A− | D |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge | 6,207 | 9.7 | C | B | B+ | C |
| Vimoutiers Orne | 2,978 | 9.9 | C | A | C− | C |
| Bernay Eure | 9,765 | 12 | C+ | B− | D | C |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche Eure | 4,414 | 12 | C− | A− | B+ | D |
| Lisieux | 19,645 | 14 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.