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4,529 people live in this town in Calvados, Normandy.
Crime is low: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. What holds it back is schools — bac results 7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.8 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,562/m² takes 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of #12 of 46 in Calvados. Set against the rest, it does better than 71% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Martin-de-May 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.
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The one thing Saint-Martin-de-May does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Martin-de-May, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2010.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Martin-de-May has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-de-May.
Saint-Martin-de-May ranks first of the 46 compared towns in Calvados on the Safety Grade. 2025 saw 37 offenses recorded in the town. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 15.6% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Martin-de-May, 85.3% passed the brevet, below Calvados’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.9 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #39 of 50 in Calvados.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Guy de MaupassantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 146 | 81%−8 pts |
| Lycée François RabelaisNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 24 | 100% |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Calvados: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 289 deaths in Saint-Martin-de-May between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 350: 18% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Martin-de-May is Polyclinique du Parc Caen, 4.4 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Half of residents lived on more than €26,510 a year per consumption unit, above Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Saint-Martin-de-May has 800 jobs for 2,000 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 6.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 20th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 4.2% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 97 homes were sold in Saint-Martin-de-May. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.09/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,500/m² | 91 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. The middle age in Saint-Martin-de-May is 43.9. 29% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Calvados’ towns (26%).
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-de-May | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Martin-de-May. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Saint-Martin-de-May.
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Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Saint-Martin-de-May is a commune of 4,529 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. 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
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-Martin-de-May | 4,529 | — | B+ | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Ifs | 11,937 | 2.9 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Fleury-sur-Orne | 5,941 | 3 | C | D | B− | B+ |
| Bourguébus | 2,613 | 3.4 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Louvigny | 2,612 | 3.6 | — | D | — | A− |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 5,377 | 3.9 | B | C− | A− | B− |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 4.6 | — | B− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 46 in Calvados.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #39 of 50 in Calvados. 100% of 24 candidates passed the bac at Lycée François Rabelais in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.32/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Martin-de-May grades C+ for cost of living.
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 8, 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.