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Home to 73 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Les Isles-Bardel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a quarter of homes.
The one thing Les Isles-Bardel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Isles-Bardel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dénommé La Droite Pierre, in Putanges-le-Lac, 4.8 mi away.
72% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Les Isles-Bardel 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 Les Isles-Bardel.
Children under 15 make up 26%, higher than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 39% of adults hold a degree. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Les Isles-Bardel | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 13.3%, above Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Les Isles-Bardel went to work by public transport.
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.
The market in Les Isles-Bardel: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Les Isles-Bardel. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Isles-Bardel yet.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Les Isles-Bardel is a commune of 73 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Isles-Bardel | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne | 4,201 | 6.8 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Falaise | 7,680 | 7.7 | C− | B | D | D |
| Condé-en-Normandie | 5,985 | 10 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers Orne | 3,173 | 12 | A | A | A+ | B |
| Flers Orne | 14,432 | 12 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 12 | B | B+ | 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.