Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ryes.
History
Ryes keeps more of its old housing than Calvados or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ryes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Ryes has fewer young adults than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 7.8% are 15 to 24
One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. The age that splits Ryes in two is 51. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, near both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%).
51median age
RyesCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Ryes is better off than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,970 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Ryes counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). At the census, 5.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 9.5%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ryes, 0.3 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ryes
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Ryes is a commune of 482 people in the Communauté de communes de Bayeux Intercom. 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.
