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A town of 87 in Calvados, Normandy.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.89

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Rumesnil a good place to live?

Rumesnil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Rumesnil stand out

The one thing Rumesnil does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

28% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Grenier à dîmes de Saint-Gilles-du-Livet · Inscrit · Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Rumesnil’s story

Rumesnil in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Rumesnil; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1927First protected: Grenier à dîmes de Saint-Gilles-du-Livet
2004Most recently protected: Manoir des Groisilliers

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rumesnil.

History

Old homes shape Rumesnil: 46% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns

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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Rumesnil; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pageRumesnil’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Rumesnil?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Rumesnil, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns

10% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 23% of adults. Also worth knowing: half the people of Rumesnil are older than 50.7.

50.7median age

RumesnilCalvados medianFrance median

Calvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rumesnil
	Rumesnil	Calvados median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	10%	11%	11%
25–44	20%	22%	23%
45–64	34%	26%	26%
65+	22%	25%	22%
No diploma	17%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	17%	18%
Higher education	23%	26%	30%

Full pageRumesnil’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.7 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households40 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Rumesnil?”

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

Work & commute

Only 2.5% of commuters in Rumesnil go to work without a car, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and across compared French towns

11.6% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

Public transport3%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Rumesnil, 0.3 per working resident

11.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

15%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageRumesnil’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rumesnil than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.89/m² a month

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

1 houses and apartments changed hands in Rumesnil from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rumesnil€10.89/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Calvados median€12.67/m²

€10.89/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €13.35/m² a month)

€8.94/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageRumesnil’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.89/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Manoir des Groisilliers and 8 more in and around Rumesnil

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Rumesnil. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauManoir des Groisilliersin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Victot3.6 km southwest, in Victot-en-Auge ChâteauChâteauMotte féodale de la Cour des Domaines1.4 km northwest, in Victot-en-Auge ChâteauChâteauManoir du Bais2.2 km southeast, in Cambremer ChâteauChâteauManoir du Montargis3.9 km south, in Cambremer ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Hogue4.7 km west, in Beuvron-en-Auge

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rumesnil

12pages on Rumesnil

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.6 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingOne sale on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Rumesnil; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Inscrit

Manoir des GroisilliersManor house · 18th c.

Grenier à dîmes de Saint-Gilles-du-LivetPublic building · 16th c.

Photo credits

Grenier à dîmes de Saint-Gilles-du-Livet: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Rumesnil

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

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Rumesnil’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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Mézidon Vallée d'AugeDives-sur-MerTroarnArgencesLisieuxCabourgRumesnil

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Rumesnil	87	—	—	—	—	—
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge	9,766	8.1	C	B	B⁻	B
Dives-sur-Mer	5,122	9.1	D⁻	D⁻	C	D
Troarn	3,439	9.5	A	C	A	B⁺
Argences	3,959	9.7	C	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻
Lisieux	19,645	9.7	C⁻	C⁺	C⁻	C⁻
Cabourg	3,725	9.8	D⁻	D⁻	D⁻	C⁻

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

About Rumesnil

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Rumesnil is a commune of 87 people in the Communauté de communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge. 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: 87 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge
Département: Calvados (14)
Région: Normandy
Area: 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code: 14550

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.