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Population 256: a town in Calvados, Normandy.
Saint-Côme-de-Fresné isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 63% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Côme-de-Fresné does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Côme-de-Fresné as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Noë, in Tracy-sur-Mer, 2 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Côme-de-Fresné 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-Côme-de-Fresné.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8%, lower than both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 35% of the town. At 55.8, the median resident of Saint-Côme-de-Fresné sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Côme-de-Fresné | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Per resident in work, Saint-Côme-de-Fresné counts 0.7 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers).
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.
House rents are put at about €9.66/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Côme-de-Fresné from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Côme-de-Fresné. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Côme-de-Fresné yet.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Saint-Côme-de-Fresné is a commune of 256 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
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-Côme-de-Fresné | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bayeux | 12,659 | 5.9 | C | C | D | C+ |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer | 4,268 | 6.8 | C− | C | B− | C+ |
| Thue et Mue | 6,182 | 9.7 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Rots | 2,544 | 10 | — | C | — | A |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande | 5,143 | 10 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Luc-sur-Mer | 3,275 | 11 | A− | C− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.