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Home to 74 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.
There are no grades for Le Mesnil-au-Grain: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Mesnil-au-Grain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Clair, in Malherbe-sur-Ajon, 2.6 mi away.
50% 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 Le Mesnil-au-Grain.
Just over a quarter of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by a third of adults, above both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). At 43, the median resident of Le Mesnil-au-Grain sits in the middle of the age range.
57% women, 43% men
About 76 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Le Mesnil-au-Grain | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.3% of Le Mesnil-au-Grain’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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 13.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles LemaîtreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 88%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Le Mesnil-au-Grain recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Mesnil-au-Grain 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 Le Mesnil-au-Grain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-au-Grain | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 4,777 | 2.9 | B+ | B+ | A | C+ |
| Villers-Bocage | 3,088 | 3.1 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 6.6 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 9.5 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Verson | 4,059 | 10 | A | C− | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Martin-de-May | 4,529 | 11 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Le Mesnil-au-Grain is a commune of 74 people in the Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage 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.