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Home to 1,125 people, this town lies in Calvados, Normandy.
School results are strong (A−): brevet results a point above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,375/m² takes 6.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Moulins-en-Bessin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Moulins-en-Bessin 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.
Moulins-en-Bessin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Moulins-en-Bessin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moulins-en-Bessin: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1886.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →The list names few of Moulins-en-Bessin’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moulins-en-Bessin.
Half of residents lived on more than €29,260 a year per consumption unit, above Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 2.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Moulins-en-Bessin holds 100 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Of those in the labour force, 6.0% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 6.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean de la VarendeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 94%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, higher than both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town. In addition, the 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Moulins-en-Bessin | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moulins-en-Bessin: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Moulins-en-Bessin is Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux, 6.2 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 55 residents of Moulins-en-Bessin died, against 64 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. Also worth knowing: in Calvados, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.66/m² a month, lower than both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 36 houses and apartments changed hands in Moulins-en-Bessin from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.36/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,375/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Moulins-en-Bessin. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Moulins-en-Bessin yet.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Moulins-en-Bessin is a commune of 1,125 people in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulins-en-Bessin | 1,125 | — | — | B− | — | B |
| Thue et Mue | 6,182 | 3.9 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Rots | 2,544 | 4.7 | — | C | — | A |
| Bayeux | 12,659 | 6.6 | C | C | D | C+ |
| Carpiquet | 3,428 | 7.4 | B− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer | 4,268 | 7.4 | C− | C | B− | C+ |
| Verson | 4,059 | 8.4 | A | C− | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Moulins-en-Bessin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Moulins-en-Bessin grades B− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.