Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 14 points below the expected rate. Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of #19 of 46 in Calvados. It comes out better than 47% of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 23% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Noues de Sienne 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Noues de Sienne is harder to get around on foot than 92% of compared French towns
1,300 jobs are based in Noues de Sienne, for 1,600 working residents (0.8 per worker). At the census, 4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €23,450 a year per consumption unit, near Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,300
jobs based in Noues de Sienne, 0.8 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Noues de Sienne: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Noues de Sienne has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Motte castrale. For its size, Noues de Sienne has 14 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Noues de Sienne than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.83/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,150/m², lower than both Calvados’ towns (€2,560/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 187 houses and apartments changed hands in Noues de Sienne from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.98/m² a month.
€1,150/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Noues de Sienne€1,150/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,150/m²
187
€8.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.94 to €11.23/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Noues de Sienne than in 85% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Noues de Sienne were family violence than anything else (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.8 cases of violence against people and 6.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In all, 45 offenses reached the police record here in 2025.
7.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence22
Criminal damage12
Sexual violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud11
Theft without violence8
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.
7.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
45
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.3%
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 other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 9.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Noues de Sienne has fewer young adults than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24
28% of residents are 65 or over, above Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. At 51.8, the median resident of Noues de Sienne sits in the middle of the age range.
51.8median age
Noues de SienneCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Noues de Sienne has a higher adjusted death rate than 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Calvados: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 596 deaths in Noues de Sienne from 2016 to 2025; there were 634, 6% more. Its care home for older people (100 places) counts its residents as Noues de Sienne’s; allowing for it, deaths were 9% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Noues de Sienne is Centre hospitalier de Vire, 6.5 mi away.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Noues de Sienne · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Vire
17.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Sud Manche site Avranches
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Noues de Sienne
Is Noues de Sienne safe?
It grades A for safety, #10 of 46 in Calvados.
Are schools in Noues de Sienne good?
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Noues de Sienne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Noues de Sienne grades A for cost of living.
About Noues de Sienne
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Noues de Sienne is a commune of 4,207 people in the Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau. 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
4,207 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau
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.
