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This town in Calvados, Normandy has a population of 66.
La Pommeraye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 28% of its housing. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Pommeraye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Pommeraye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
La Pommeraye has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château Ganne: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Pommeraye.
Children under 15 make up 23%, higher than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 36% of adults. The median resident of La Pommeraye is 41 years old.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Pommeraye | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 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.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Pommeraye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
No commute at all: 12.1% of working residents in La Pommeraye at the census. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in La Pommeraye 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 Pommeraye. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Pommeraye yet.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
La Pommeraye is a commune of 66 people in the Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande. 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 Pommeraye | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 6.6 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Condé-en-Normandie | 5,985 | 7.5 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne | 4,201 | 8.1 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Falaise | 7,680 | 10 | C− | B | D | D |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 4,777 | 12 | B+ | B+ | A | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers Orne | 3,173 | 12 | A | A | A+ | B |
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 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.