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A town of 386 in Calvados, Normandy.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye is too small for the grades other French towns get. 36% of its homes are second homes. The median home sells for €3,538/m². 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de la Pipardière, in Tourgéville, 1.5 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye. Best known first.
AttractionPrison de Pont-l'Évêque4.6 km east, in Pont-l'ÉvêqueChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Sauveur de Beaumont-en-Auge1.3 km southwest, in Beaumont-en-AugeChâteauChâteauVilla Sayer3.3 km southwest, in GlanvilleChâteauChâteauManoir des évêques de Lisieux3.2 km northeast, in CanapvilleChâteauChâteauManoir de Prétot3.3 km north, in CanapvilleMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Dominicains de l'Isle4.6 km east, in Pont-l'ÉvêquePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye.
Graduates make up 39% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.2% of the town, below both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye has a median age of 52.8 years.
45% women, 55% men
About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,700 a year per consumption unit, above both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye, for 200 working residents (0.4 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.3% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
General-bac pupils go 5.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gustave FlaubertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 92%+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.
Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye recorded 30 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,538/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye.
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-Étienne-la-Thillaye | 386 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 5,145 | 3 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Touques | 3,913 | 4.3 | D | D | C− | C |
| Deauville | 3,539 | 5 | D | D− | D− | C |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 4,619 | 5.6 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 5,122 | 9.9 | D− | D− | C | D |
| Honfleur | 6,640 | 9.9 | D− | D | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye is a commune of 386 people in the Communauté de communes Terre 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
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.