Mondeville grades D overall: better than 12% of compared French towns, and #40 of 46 in Calvados. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 8.6 recorded violent incidents and 22.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,583/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Mondeville 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 Mondeville.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
More people in Mondeville are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 12.7%
19.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. For its 4,350 residents in work, Mondeville has 10,150 jobs: 2.3 each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,250 a year per consumption unit.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport10%
Bicycle5%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
10,150
jobs based in Mondeville, 2.3 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Mondeville than in 83% of compared French towns
In all, 320 offenses reached the police record in Mondeville in 2025.
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage118
Family violence53
Theft from vehicles49
Other physical violence34
Vehicle theft26
Burglary22
Sexual violence18
Theft without violence99
Fraud68
Drug use15
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.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
320
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
Mondeville gets a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,583/m², comes from 429 sales of houses and apartments in Mondeville from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 57% of sales, apartments for the rest. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.40/m² a month.
€2,583/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mondeville€2,583/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,593/m²
245
Apartments
€2,579/m²
184
€12.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.94 to €14.97/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the 16 collèges within 5 km, 1.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #32 of 50 in Calvados. The bac pass rate near Mondeville is 93.4%, about level with both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Mondeville is above 67% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
10 GPs practise in Mondeville. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 94 per 100 expected, about level with Calvados’ towns (92) and above compared French towns (88). 1,093 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,010: 8% above. Also worth knowing: life expectancy in Calvados: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Mondeville · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
1.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique du Parc Caen
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Mondeville is Vieille église Notre-Dame-des-Prés. 2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A young town: 13% of people in Mondeville are 15 to 24, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
Mondeville has a median age of 43.2 years. Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, near Calvados’ towns (26%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 22% of the town.
43.2median age
MondevilleCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mondeville
Is Mondeville safe?
It grades C− for safety, #38 of 46 in Calvados. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 118 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mondeville good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #32 of 50 in Calvados. 95% of 21 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jules Verne in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mondeville expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,583/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €2,593/m² (245 sales), apartments €2,579/m² (184 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.80/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Mondeville grades C− for cost of living.
About Mondeville
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Mondeville is a commune of 10,331 people in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. 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.
