Health is its strong suit (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on schools as well — brevet results a point above the expected rate. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−). Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. At €2,394/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Ponts sur Seulles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ponts sur Seulles 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ponts sur Seulles.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Ponts sur Seulles works less well than 98% of compared French towns
7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,340 a year.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Ponts sur Seulles, 0.2 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Ponts sur Seulles’ ages would predict, 74 per 100 expected, under Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Calvados: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 60 residents of Ponts sur Seulles died, against 81 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Ponts sur Seulles is Hopital Prive St Martin Caen, 7.9 mi away.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Ponts sur Seulles · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive St Martin Caen
8.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Ponts sur Seulles is graded a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,394/m², comes from 31 sales of houses and apartments in Ponts sur Seulles from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.36/m² a month.
€2,394/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ponts sur Seulles€2,394/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,394/m²
31
€12.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.15 to €15.55/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Ponts sur Seulles is rich in protected monuments: 41 per 10,000 residents, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 30% of the total. Since 2007, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ponts sur Seulles counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Domaine de Manneville (également sur communes de Creully et Saint-Gabriel-Brécy).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Ponts sur Seulles than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 42% of adults
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than Calvados’ towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 19% of the population here. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
45.5median age
Ponts sur SeullesCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Église de la Sainte-Trinité du hameau de Pierrepont: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château des Planches: Photo: Sébastien et Emmanuel Legrand · Public domain
Famous people from Ponts sur Seulles
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ponts sur Seulles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ponts sur Seulles
Is Ponts sur Seulles safe?
Ponts sur Seulles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ponts sur Seulles good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ponts sur Seulles expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,394/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.57/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ponts sur Seulles grades C+ for cost of living.
About Ponts sur Seulles
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Ponts sur Seulles is a commune of 1,212 people in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer. 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
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.
