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A town of 544 in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Manerbe a good place to live?

Manerbe is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Manerbe stand out

The one thing Manerbe does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Philippe Alès · CC BY-SA 3.0
Manerbe’s story

Manerbe in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Manerbe, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Manerbe.

Who lives here

Few people in Manerbe are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

On this, Manerbe is below both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.

51.4median age
ManerbeCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Manerbe
ManerbeCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–247.5%11%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education35%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Manerbe: 26% 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.

In the comparison, Manerbe comes above both Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Manerbe, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Manerbe are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.8%

For Manerbe, that is below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Manerbe has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,650 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Manerbe, 0.3 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Manerbe is €13.39/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€13.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Manerbe€13.39/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€13.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.00 to €17.92/m² a month)
€13.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Boutemont and 2 more in and around Manerbe

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Manerbe. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Manerbe

12pages on Manerbe

Landmarks

Manerbe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Manerbe

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Manerbe yet.

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Manerbe’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 →
LisieuxPont-l'ÉvêqueTouquesMézidon Vallée d'AugeLivarot-Pays-d'AugeDeauvilleLisieuxPont-l'ÉvêqueTouquesMézidon Vallée d'AugeLivarot-Pays-d'AugeDeauvilleManerbe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Manerbe544—————
Lisieux19,6454.5C−C+C−C−
Pont-l'Évêque5,1457.2BC−B−B+
Touques3,91312DDC−C
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge9,76612CBB−B
Livarot-Pays-d'Auge6,20712CBB+C
Deauville3,53912DD−D−C

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

About Manerbe

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Manerbe is a commune of 544 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Auge. 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
544 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre d'Auge
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.4 km²)
INSEE code
14398

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.