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With 2,101 residents, it is a town in Calvados, Normandy.
Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results are strong: bac results 1.4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.6 points below the expected rate. At €3,628/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre. Its weakest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer 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 Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer 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.
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, in Bernières-sur-Mer, 1.5 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. Life expectancy in Calvados: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 212 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 230, 8% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre, 8.7 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Jobs based in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer number 300, against 750 residents in work (0.4 per worker). At the census, 8.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 11.8% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 65-and-over age group makes up 32% of residents. 33% of adults hold a degree, above Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Also worth knowing: residents of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer have a median age of 53.6.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,628/m², comes from 135 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer sell for €3,649/m² and apartments for €3,528/m². Among the homes sold, 60% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,649/m² | 81 |
| Apartments | €3,528/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is 89.5%, above Calvados’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The bac pro: 97% of 32 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maîtrise Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 171 | 99%+4 pts |
| Lycée général Cours Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 107 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame de Nazareth PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 32 | 97%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. Best known first.
ChâteauDomaine de la Baronnie4.2 km south, in Douvres-la-DélivrandeAttractionAttractionRingstand 5cm KwKin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Notre-Dame-de-Fidélité3.9 km south, in Douvres-la-DélivrandeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Semilly2.5 km west, in Bernières-sur-MerMonastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré de Tailleville2.8 km southwest, in Douvres-la-DélivrandePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer is a commune of 2,101 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer | 2,101 | — | — | C− | — | D |
| Luc-sur-Mer | 3,275 | 1.8 | A− | C− | A | C+ |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande | 5,143 | 2.4 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer | 4,268 | 2.9 | C− | C | B− | C+ |
| Hermanville-sur-Mer | 3,323 | 4.4 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Colleville-Montgomery | 2,586 | 5.4 | — | D | — | C |
| Ouistreham | 9,212 | 6.6 | C+ | D | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer 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 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,628/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.29/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer grades C− for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.