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139 people call this town in Calvados, Normandy home.
Le Vey has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 48% of homes. It skews young: only nearly one in ten residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Le Vey does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Vey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit La Belle Roche, in Culey-le-Patry, 4.5 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Le Vey. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Vey.
Children under 15 make up 27%, above Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 43% of adults. Ages in Le Vey split evenly at 38.5: half are older, half younger.
57% women, 43% men
About 74 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Le Vey | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 9.5% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 1.5% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €26,160 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Calvados’ towns (€24,235). At the census, 4.5% of working residents in Le Vey 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.
Le Vey recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Vey 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 Vey 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 Vey | 139 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 5.3 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Condé-en-Normandie | 5,985 | 5.8 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne | 4,201 | 8 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 4,777 | 9.9 | B+ | B+ | A | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers Orne | 3,173 | 11 | A | A | A+ | B |
| Falaise | 7,680 | 12 | C− | B | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Le Vey is a commune of 139 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
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 October 30, 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.