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571 people call this town in Calvados, Normandy home.

Is Ouilly-le-Tesson a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ouilly-le-Tesson out for now.

Ancien manoir
Ancien manoir · Classé · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ouilly-le-Tesson’s story

Ouilly-le-Tesson in pictures

Ouilly-le-Tesson has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Ancien manoir
  • 1929Most recently protected: Château d'Assy
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ouilly-le-Tesson.

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Ouilly-le-Tesson are under 15, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns

Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, below both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Ouilly-le-Tesson is 41.2 years old.

41.2median age
Ouilly-le-TessonCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ouilly-le-Tesson
Ouilly-le-TessonCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education23%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Ouilly-le-Tesson: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Ouilly-le-Tesson is Ancien manoir. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 2.9% of commuters in Ouilly-le-Tesson go to work without a car, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Ouilly-le-Tesson: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.2 each). No commute at all: 5.8% of working residents here at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ouilly-le-Tesson, 0.2 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 2.1 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.6 mi off.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ouilly-le-Tesson96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollègeCollège7096%+4 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ouilly-le-Tesson than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.53/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.15/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Ouilly-le-Tesson.

€10.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ouilly-le-Tesson€10.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€10.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.23/m² a month)
€8.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Manoir d'Ouilly and 4 more in and around Ouilly-le-Tesson

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Ouilly-le-Tesson. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ouilly-le-Tesson

13pages on Ouilly-le-Tesson

Landmarks

Ouilly-le-Tesson has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château d'Assy: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien manoir: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ouilly-le-Tesson

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ouilly-le-Tesson yet.

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Ouilly-le-Tesson’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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FalaiseMoult-ChichebovilleMézidon Vallée d'AugeArgencesSaint-Pierre-en-AugeBourguébusFalaiseMoult-ChichebovilleMézidon Vallée d'AugeArgencesSaint-Pierre-en-AugeBourguébusOuilly-le-Tesson
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ouilly-le-Tesson571—————
Falaise7,6806.6C−BDD
Moult-Chicheboville3,4418.6CB−A−C−
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge9,7669.6CBB−B
Argences3,9599.6CB−A−C−
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge7,1009.7CA−C+C+
Bourguébus2,6139.9B+CAB−

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

About Ouilly-le-Tesson

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Ouilly-le-Tesson is a commune of 571 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise. 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
571 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
14486

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 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.