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237 people live in this town in Calvados, Normandy.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais out for now. 18% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit Pierre de la Hoberie, in Ussy, 4.3 mi away.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, below both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). At 45.4, the median resident of Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais sits in the middle of the age range. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €23,800 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.5% of working residents in Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais didn’t travel to work at all. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, in line with Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais. Best known first.
Nothing in Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais | 237 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 7.7 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne | 4,201 | 8.2 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Condé-en-Normandie | 5,985 | 8.6 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Falaise | 7,680 | 8.7 | C− | B | D | D |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers Orne | 3,173 | 13 | A | A | A+ | B |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 4,777 | 13 | B+ | B+ | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais is a commune of 237 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
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.