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Les Moutiers-en-CinglaisCalvados

The town has 528 residents and lies in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais falls below the line for grades. 14% of residents are 15 to 24.

What makes Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais stand out

The one thing Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Villeray
Château de Villeray · Inscrit · Photo: hamon jp · CC BY-SA 3.0
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais’ story

Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2005First protected: Château de Villeray
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Nearby attractions

Château de Villeray and 11 more in and around Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais

Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais.

Who lives here

A young town: 14% of people in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais are 15 to 24, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Calvados’ towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 37% of adults.

41.5median age
Les Moutiers-en-CinglaisCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
Les Moutiers-en-CinglaisCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–2414%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma9.5%23%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education37%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2005
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

Unemployment stood at 8.4%, lower than both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €27,580 a year per consumption unit. 150 jobs are based in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais, for 250 working residents (0.6 per worker).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais, 0.6 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais is €12.29/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€12.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais€12.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€12.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.35 to €14.60/m² a month)
€11.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais

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Landmarks

Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Villeray: Photo: hamon jp · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Thury-Harcourt-le-HomSaint-Martin-de-MayFontaine-ÉtoupefourLes Monts d'AunayVersonFleury-sur-OrneThury-Harcourt-le-HomSaint-Martin-de-MayFontaine-ÉtoupefourLes Monts d'AunayVersonFleury-sur-OrneLes Moutiers-en-Cinglais
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais528—————
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom3,6003.5BB+A−B
Saint-Martin-de-May4,5296.2B+C+A+B+
Fontaine-Étoupefour2,8108.1—B−—B+
Les Monts d'Aunay4,7778.8B+B+AC+
Verson4,0598.8AC−B+B−
Fleury-sur-Orne5,9418.9CDB−B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais is a commune of 528 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

Population
528 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
INSEE code
14458

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 9, 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.