Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 754 residents and lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Saint-Denis-de-Méré isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Denis-de-Méré as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite Galland-Duclos, in Condé-en-Normandie, 2 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Denis-de-Méré 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-Denis-de-Méré.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 27% of residents are 65 or over. Saint-Denis-de-Méré has a median age of 51.3.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Denis-de-Méré | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Denis-de-Méré: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €24,240 a year per consumption unit, about level with Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Denis-de-Méré, 92.2% passed the bac, near both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Dumont d'UrvilleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 73%−12 pts |
| Lycée Charles TellierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 81 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.93/m² a month. 28 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Denis-de-Méré from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Denis-de-Méré. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Denis-de-Méré yet.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Saint-Denis-de-Méré is a commune of 754 people in the Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau. 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-Denis-de-Méré | 754 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Condé-en-Normandie | 5,985 | 2.5 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne | 4,201 | 4.9 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers Orne | 3,173 | 7.6 | A | A | A+ | B |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 8.6 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Flers Orne | 14,432 | 8.8 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Valdallière | 5,696 | 10 | A− | A | A− | B+ |
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 4, 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.