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Longues-sur-MerCalvados

The town, home to 585 people, lies in Calvados, Normandy.

Population

585

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€12.81

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,270

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Longues-sur-Mer a good place to live?

Longues-sur-Mer has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 24% of homes.

What makes Longues-sur-Mer stand out

The one thing Longues-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ancienne abbaye Sainte-Marie · Classé · Photo: ChBougui · CC BY-SA 4.0

Longues-sur-Mer’s story

Longues-sur-Mer in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Longues-sur-Mer: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1915.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1915First protected: Ancienne abbaye Sainte-Marie
2001Most recently protected: Batterie d'artillerie de Longues

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Nearby attractions

Batterie de Longues-sur-Mer and 18 more in and around Longues-sur-Mer

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Longues-sur-Mer. Best known first.

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FortFortBatterie de Longues-sur-Merin town AttractionAttractionAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Longuesin town AttractionAttractionCanon russe Putilov, modèle 1917, calibre 76.2in town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Longues sur Merin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Magny-en-Bessin3.6 km southeast, in Magny-en-Bessin ChâteauChâteauManoir d'Argouges2.3 km southwest, in Vaux-sur-Aure

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longues-sur-Mer.

History

Old homes shape Longues-sur-Mer: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Longues-sur-Mer: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Ancienne abbaye Sainte-Marie. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Ancienne abbaye Sainte-Marie 13th c.
Batterie d'artillerie de Longues 20th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1915

first monument protected

Full pageLongues-sur-Mer’s history pageOpen the full History page

Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Longues-sur-Mer?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Longues-sur-Mer are 65 or over: 21%, below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

24% of adults hold a degree, below Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 10% of residents. Half the people of Longues-sur-Mer are older than 47.1.

47.1median age

Longues-sur-MerCalvados medianFrance median

Calvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat13%

Higher education24%

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 Longues-sur-Mer
	Longues-sur-Mer	Calvados median	France median
Under 15	16%	16%	17%
15–24	10%	11%	11%
25–44	19%	22%	23%
45–64	33%	26%	26%
65+	21%	25%	22%
No diploma	22%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	13%	17%	18%
Higher education	24%	26%	30%

Full pageLongues-sur-Mer’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages47.1 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Longues-sur-Mer?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Longues-sur-Mer than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 4.5%

Households’ median disposable income: €26,270 a year per consumption unit. 100 jobs are based in Longues-sur-Mer, for 250 working residents (0.4 per worker). 4.1% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport2%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

100

jobs based in Longues-sur-Mer, 0.4 per working resident

10.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,270

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€26,270 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Longues-sur-Mer is €12.81/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 26 homes in Longues-sur-Mer.

€12.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Longues-sur-Mer€12.81/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Calvados median€12.67/m²

€12.81/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.42 to €15.76/m² a month)

€9.66/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLongues-sur-Mer’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting€12.81/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Longues-sur-Mer

12pages on Longues-sur-Mer

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.1 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing26 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions4 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.1 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Longues-sur-Mer: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Classé

Batterie d'artillerie de LonguesMilitary building · 20th c.

Église de FontenaillesChurch · 12th c.

Cimetière de MarignyCemetery · 15th c.

Ancienne abbaye Sainte-MarieAbbey · 13th c.

Photo credits

Église de Fontenailles: Photo: ChBougui · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cimetière de Marigny: Photo: ChBougui · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne abbaye Sainte-Marie: Photo: ChBougui · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Longues-sur-Mer

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Longues-sur-Mer yet.

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Longues-sur-Mer’s neighbors

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

All towns in Calvados →

BayeuxLe Molay-LittryCourseulles-sur-MerThue et MueRotsDouvres-la-DélivrandeLongues-sur-Mer

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Longues-sur-Mer	585	—	—	—	—	—
Bayeux	12,659	3.8	C	C	D	C⁺
Le Molay-Littry	3,124	11	A⁻	B	A⁺	C
Courseulles-sur-Mer	4,268	11	C⁻	C	B⁻	C⁺
Thue et Mue	6,182	12	A⁻	C	A⁺	B
Rots	2,544	13	—	C	—	A
Douvres-la-Délivrande	5,143	14	A	C	A	C⁺

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

About Longues-sur-Mer

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Longues-sur-Mer is a commune of 585 people in the Communauté de communes de Bayeux 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

Population: 585 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Bayeux Intercom
Département: Calvados (14)
Région: Normandy
Area: 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km²)
INSEE code: 14377

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.