One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Calvados’ towns (26%). Also worth knowing: residents of Norolles have a median age of 48.2.

48.2median age

NorollesCalvados medianFrance median

Calvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Norolles
	Norolles	Calvados median	France median
Under 15	18%	16%	17%
15–24	7.7%	11%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	23%	25%	22%
No diploma	13%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	17%	18%
Higher education	30%	26%	30%

Full pageNorolles’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.2 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households150 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad2.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Norolles?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Norolles are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%

Norolles holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,100 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%

On foot3%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Norolles, 0.2 per working resident

5.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,100

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€28,100 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Norolles than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 89.3%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pro: 92% of 119 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The town’s pupils have a collège 3.6 mi away.

86%passed the bac (general and technological)

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Norolles89.3%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Lycée Paul CornuNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	95	86%−7 pts

86%

passed the general and technological bac, −7 pts against the expected rate

92%

passed the vocational bac, +3 pts against the expected rate

3.6 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageNorolles’ schools pageOpen the page

Lycées89.3% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Norolles is €13.39/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €13.09/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in Norolles.

€13.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Norolles€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

Full pageNorolles’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€13.39/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Norolles

13pages on Norolles

The big questions

Schools0 collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.8 mi away Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.2 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Norolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Ferme de la ValléeFarm · 16th c.

Manoir de la MonteillerieManor house · 19th c.

Photo credits

Manoir de la Monteillerie: Photo: veurdein fréres · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Norolles

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Norolles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Norolles’ 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'ÉvêqueBeuzevilleTouquesDeauvilleLivarot-Pays-d'AugeNorolles

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Norolles	361	—	—	—	—	—
Lisieux	19,645	3.8	C⁻	C⁺	C⁻	C⁻
Pont-l'Évêque	5,145	6.6	B	C⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Beuzeville Eure	4,704	11	B⁺	B	A	D
Touques	3,913	12	D	D	C⁻	C
Deauville	3,539	13	D	D⁻	D⁻	C
Livarot-Pays-d'Auge	6,207	13	C	B	B⁺	C

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

About Norolles

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Norolles is a commune of 361 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: 361 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Terre d'Auge
Département: Calvados (14)
Région: Normandy
Area: 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code: 14466

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.