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200 people call this town in Calvados, Normandy home.

Is Plumetot a good place to live?

Plumetot isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plumetot’s story

Plumetot in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Plumetot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Nearby attractions

Site Hillman and 21 more in and around Plumetot

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Plumetot. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plumetot.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Plumetot than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 50% of adults

27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.5% of the population. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.

49.7median age
PlumetotCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education50%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plumetot
PlumetotCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–246.5%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+27%25%22%
No diploma7.1%23%19%
CAP or BEP23%28%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education50%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Plumetot: 39% were built before 1919, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Plumetot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th 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

Incomes in Plumetot run higher than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns: a median €33,380 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 9.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 4.7%. 50 jobs are based in Plumetot, for 100 working residents (0.8 per worker).

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Bicycle6%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Plumetot, 0.8 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points below the expected rate

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

The bac pass rate near Plumetot is 98.5%, higher than both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Plumetot91.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Plumetot98.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Maîtrise Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège17199%+4 pts
Lycée général Cours Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée10799%±0 pts
Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame de Nazareth PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée3297%+6 pts

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99%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
97%
passed the vocational bac, +6 pts against the expected rate
91.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.3 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Plumetot is €13.20/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €11.45/m² a month. The market in Plumetot: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€13.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plumetot€13.20/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€13.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.60 to €16.42/m² a month)
€11.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plumetot

13pages on Plumetot

Landmarks

Plumetot has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Plumetot

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plumetot yet.

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Plumetot’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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Douvres-la-DélivrandeHermanville-sur-MerLuc-sur-MerColleville-MontgomeryBiéville-BeuvilleOuistrehamDouvres-la-DélivrandeHermanville-sur-MerLuc-sur-MerColleville-MontgomeryBiéville-BeuvilleOuistrehamPlumetot
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plumetot200—————
Douvres-la-Délivrande5,1431.4ACAC+
Hermanville-sur-Mer3,3232.1—C−—C+
Luc-sur-Mer3,2752.3A−C−AC+
Colleville-Montgomery2,5862.7—D—C
Biéville-Beuville3,8403.1—C−—B+
Ouistreham9,2124.3C+DC+C

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

About Plumetot

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Plumetot is a commune of 200 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre. 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
200 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
INSEE code
14509

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.