Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,653/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. Getting around depends on the car (C−): 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Manvieu-Norrey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Manvieu-Norrey with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Église de Saint-Manvieu · Classé · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey’s story
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
1840First protected: Église de Norrey-en-Bessin
2000Most recently protected: Ancien manoir de la Mare
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Église de Norrey-en-Bessin: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien manoir de la Mare: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey.
HealthHealth A+
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Manvieu-Norrey sees fewer deaths than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 64 per 100 expected
−36%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Calvados: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 72 deaths in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 113: 36% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Manvieu-Norrey is Hopital Prive St Martin Caen, 5.5 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw64
Adjusted64
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive St Martin Caen
6.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Unemployment in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey, 5.5%, runs below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €28,530 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey number 250, against 1,050 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.1% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey, 0.3 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Saint-Manvieu-Norrey, above Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
40.2median age
Over-65s are 16% of the population. 38% of adults hold a degree, above Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The middle age in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey is 40.2.
Saint-Manvieu-NorreyCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education38%
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
HousingCost of living C
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey is graded a C for cost of living
€2,653/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
67 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,653/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.66/m² a month, below Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses were 97% of what sold.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey€2,653/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,632/m²
65
€11.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.79 to €13.88/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey, 2 classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey is Église de Saint-Manvieu. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 13th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, above both Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey is a commune of 2,160 people in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. 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
2,160 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
14610
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Manvieu-Norrey
Is Saint-Manvieu-Norrey safe?
Saint-Manvieu-Norrey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Manvieu-Norrey expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,653/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Manvieu-Norrey grades C for cost of living.
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.
