Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hymer.
History
Saint-Hymer keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Hymer: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Hymer are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Saint-Hymer in two is 49. 24% of residents have reached 65.
49median age
Saint-HymerCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Work & commute
Saint-Hymer has lower unemployment than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 4.3%
Saint-Hymer has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,560 a year per consumption unit. 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Saint-Hymer, 0.4 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Median price in Saint-Hymer: €2,752/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Hymer recorded 33 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €13.09/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €13.39/m² a month, above both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,752/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Hymer€2,752/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,752/m²
33
€13.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.00 to €17.92/m² a month)
€13.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Hymer
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Saint-Hymer is a commune of 656 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
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.
