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It is a town of 229 residents in Calvados, Normandy.

Population

229

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.80

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,200

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Jean-de-Livet a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Livet has none. 13% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Saint-Jean-de-Livet stand out

The one thing Saint-Jean-de-Livet does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Édouard Hue ( User:EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint-Jean-de-Livet’s story

Saint-Jean-de-Livet in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Livet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1933First protected: Colombier situé dans un herbage voisin d'un manoir

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Livet.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Jean-de-Livet are 15 to 24: 5.5%, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older. 22% are under 15, above both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Saint-Jean-de-Livet is 45.5.

45.5median age

Saint-Jean-de-LivetCalvados medianFrance median

Calvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Jean-de-Livet
	Saint-Jean-de-Livet	Calvados median	France median
Under 15	22%	16%	17%
15–24	5.5%	11%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	25%	26%	26%
65+	26%	25%	22%
No diploma	16%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	28%	26%	30%

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Ages45.5 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households100 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad1.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Jean-de-Livet?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Saint-Jean-de-Livet: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Livet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 10th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

10th c.

oldest protected part

1933

first monument protected

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Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Jean-de-Livet?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 3.7% of commuters in Saint-Jean-de-Livet go to work without a car, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €27,200 a year per consumption unit, above both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 8.9%. No commute at all: 2.4% of working residents in Saint-Jean-de-Livet at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Livet, 0.2 per working resident

8.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,200

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Median income€27,200 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Jean-de-Livet costs less than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.80/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Saint-Jean-de-Livet: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.98/m² a month.

€10.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Jean-de-Livet€10.80/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Calvados median€12.67/m²

€10.80/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.79 to €13.25/m² a month)

€9.98/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€10.80/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet and 7 more in and around Saint-Jean-de-Livet

Heritage in and near Saint-Jean-de-Livet. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Germain-de-Livet2.6 km west, in Saint-Germain-de-Livet ChâteauChâteauManoir de Querville2.5 km southeast, in Prêtreville ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Masselinée3.2 km east, in Saint-Martin-de-Mailloc ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Brairie3.5 km northeast, in Glos ChâteauChâteauManoir de Colandon4.3 km northeast, in Glos ChâteauChâteauManoir du Lieu-Binet4.4 km northwest, in Lisieux

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Jean-de-Livet

12pages on Saint-Jean-de-Livet

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.7 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The list names few of Saint-Jean-de-Livet’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Inscrit

Colombier situé dans un herbage voisin d'un manoirHome · 17th c.

Classé

Château, actuellement annexe du musée intercommunal de LisieuxChâteau · 15th & 16th c. · in Saint-Germain-de-Livet, 1.6 mi

Classé

Manoir de la BrairieManor house · 16th c. · in Glos, 2.1 mi

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 15th & 18th c. · in Livarot-Pays-d'Auge, 2.6 mi

Famous people from Saint-Jean-de-Livet

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-de-Livet yet.

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Saint-Jean-de-Livet’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Calvados →

LisieuxLivarot-Pays-d'AugeVimoutiersSaint-Pierre-en-AugeMézidon Vallée d'AugePont-l'ÉvêqueSaint-Jean-de-Livet

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Jean-de-Livet	229	—	—	—	—	—
Lisieux	19,645	3.6	C⁻	C⁺	C⁻	C⁻
Livarot-Pays-d'Auge	6,207	6.2	C	B	B⁺	C
Vimoutiers Orne	2,978	12	C	A	C⁻	C
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge	7,100	13	C	A⁻	C⁺	C⁺
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge	9,766	14	C	B	B⁻	B
Pont-l'Évêque	5,145	14	B	C⁻	B⁻	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Jean-de-Livet

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Saint-Jean-de-Livet is a commune of 229 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lisieux Normandie. 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

Population: 229 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Lisieux Normandie
Département: Calvados (14)
Région: Normandy
Area: 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km²)
INSEE code: 14595

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.