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A town of 2,089 in Calvados, Normandy.
Potigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.5% unemployment. At the median price of €2,038/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 4 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Potigny 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Potigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.
19% 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 Potigny.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Potigny above both Calvados’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 96%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Potigny records 102 deaths per 100 expected, above both Calvados’ towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 373 residents of Potigny died, against 267 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 40% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Potigny is below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €23,260 a year per consumption unit.
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.
In the comparison, Potigny comes below both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,038/m², comes from 81 sales of houses and apartments in Potigny from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,038/m² | 81 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Potigny, that is above both Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Potigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Potigny sits below both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.8% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Potigny | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Potigny. Best known first.
Potigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Potigny.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potigny | 2,089 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Falaise | 7,680 | 5.7 | C− | B | D | D |
| Moult-Chicheboville | 3,441 | 10 | C | B− | A− | C− |
| Bourguébus | 2,613 | 11 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Saint-Martin-de-May | 4,529 | 11 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 11 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Argences | 3,959 | 11 | C | B− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Potigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,038/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Potigny grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Potigny is a commune of 2,089 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.