Menhir dit la Roche Piquée · Classé · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Germain-le-Vasson’s story
Saint-Germain-le-Vasson in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-le-Vasson counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-le-Vasson.
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Saint-Germain-le-Vasson are under 15, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
16% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.5% of the town, below both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.
40.1median age
Saint-Germain-le-VassonCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
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
History
Saint-Germain-le-Vasson keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Germain-le-Vasson is Menhir dit la Roche Piquée. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-le-Vasson counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Saint-Germain-le-Vasson walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 2.4%
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Germain-le-Vasson has 150 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,150 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Germain-le-Vasson, 0.3 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Germain-le-Vasson
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Saint-Germain-le-Vasson is a commune of 966 people in the Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande. 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.
