Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
324 people call this town in Calvados, Normandy home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Houblonnière has none. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing La Houblonnière does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Houblonnière, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Houblonnière.
Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of La Houblonnière are older than 42.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Houblonnière | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Houblonnière, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 8.0%. The median disposable income was €24,570 a year per consumption unit, near Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.6% of working residents in La Houblonnière didn’t travel to work at all.
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 6 homes in La Houblonnière.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Houblonnière. Best known first.
The list names few of La Houblonnière’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église et son cimetière: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Houblonnière 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 Houblonnière | 324 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lisieux | 19,645 | 6.1 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | 9,766 | 7.6 | C | B | B− | B |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | 7,100 | 9.2 | C | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge | 6,207 | 9.2 | C | B | B+ | C |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 5,145 | 12 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Argences | 3,959 | 12 | C | B− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
La Houblonnière is a commune of 324 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
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.