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Home to 77 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Le Fournet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. 14% of residents are 15 to 24.
The 2 things Le Fournet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Fournet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Eugène, in Formentin, 1.2 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Le Fournet 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 Le Fournet.
22% are under 15, higher than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Le Fournet have a median age of 33. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Le Fournet | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 5.3% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 5.4% of working residents in Le Fournet at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.8%, lower than Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and near 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.
1 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Fournet from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.94/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Le Fournet. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Fournet yet.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Le Fournet is a commune of 77 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Auge. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fournet | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lisieux | 19,645 | 6.4 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 5,145 | 6.9 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Touques | 3,913 | 11 | D | D | C− | C |
| Deauville | 3,539 | 11 | D | D− | D− | C |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | 9,766 | 11 | C | B | B− | B |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 5,122 | 12 | D− | D− | C | D |
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.