Where it does best is safety (A): an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, Luc-sur-Mer earns an A−: better than 77% of compared French towns, and #8 of 46 in Calvados. Add walkability to its strengths: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Luc-sur-Mer with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Luc-sur-Mer.
Who lives here
An older town: 37% of people in Luc-sur-Mer are 65 or over, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 9%, lower than both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Residents of Luc-sur-Mer have a median age of 56.9.
56.9median age
Luc-sur-MerCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Luc-sur-Mer runs lower than in 89% of compared French towns
The police record for Luc-sur-Mer lists 33 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Family violence10
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Drug use25
Fraud19
Theft without violence8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
33
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (17.5% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Luc-sur-Mer run higher than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns: a median €28,770 a year per consumption unit
Luc-sur-Mer holds 600 jobs; 1,200 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. At the census, 4.5% of working residents in Luc-sur-Mer didn’t travel to work at all. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot6%
Bicycle5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
600
jobs based in Luc-sur-Mer, 0.5 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
91.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Luc-sur-Mer is 98.5%, higher than both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #7 of 50 in Calvados. The nearest collège is 1.2 mi away.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Homes in Luc-sur-Mer cost more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,720/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Luc-sur-Mer: €3,675/m² for houses, €3,856/m² for apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.97/m² a month. Also worth knowing: from July 2023 to June 2026, 192 homes were sold here.
€3,720/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Luc-sur-Mer€3,720/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,675/m²
114
Apartments
€3,856/m²
78
€13.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.59 to €16.46/m² a month)
9.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Luc-sur-Mer’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 64% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Luc-sur-Mer. Its care home for older people (96 places) counts its residents as Luc-sur-Mer’s; allowing for it, deaths were 7% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 538 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 597, 11% more. The nearest emergency department to Luc-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 7.5 mi away.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Luc-sur-Mer · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
7.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Luc-sur-Mer
Is Luc-sur-Mer safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 46 in Calvados.
Are schools in Luc-sur-Mer good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #7 of 50 in Calvados. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Luc-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.20/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Luc-sur-Mer grades C− for cost of living.
About Luc-sur-Mer
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Luc-sur-Mer is a commune of 3,275 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre. 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
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.
