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A town in Calvados, Normandy, home to 1,383 people.
Where it does best is jobs & income: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment. Its weakest is walkability — just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,000/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Lisieux Normandie. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Moyaux 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.
The one thing Moyaux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Moyaux 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.
Moyaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moyaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Moyaux. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moyaux.
At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,350 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Moyaux. Adjusted for age and care homes, Moyaux records 96 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Calvados’ towns (92) and compared French towns (88). 141 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 147: 4% below. The nearest emergency department to Moyaux is Centre hospitalier Robert Bisson, 6.5 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 15% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Moyaux | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 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 Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moyaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
57 sales of houses and apartments in Moyaux, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,000/m². House rents are put at about €9.60/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,000/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Moyaux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de la Feronnière: Photo: AD14-LS · CC0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Moyaux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moyaux | 1,383 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Lisieux | 19,645 | 6.4 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 5,145 | 9.9 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Beuzeville Eure | 4,704 | 10 | B+ | B | A | D |
| Bernay Eure | 9,765 | 13 | C+ | B− | D | C |
| Pont-Audemer Eure | 10,023 | 13 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge | 6,207 | 15 | C | B | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Moyaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,000/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Moyaux grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Moyaux is a commune of 1,383 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lisieux Normandie. 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
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 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.