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A town of 245 in Calvados, Normandy. 14% of residents are 15 to 24.
Saint-Pair is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Saint-Pair does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Pair as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Troarn, 1 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Saint-Pair. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pair.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, below both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Saint-Pair are older than 48. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Pair | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Saint-Pair holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,390 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 7.7 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MontgomeriNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 91%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Saint-Pair from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.11/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Pair is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Pair.
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-Pair | 245 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troarn | 3,439 | 1 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Argences | 3,959 | 3 | C | B− | A− | C− |
| Moult-Chicheboville | 3,441 | 4 | C | B− | A− | C− |
| Démouville | 3,035 | 4 | — | C | — | A− |
| Giberville | 5,077 | 4.7 | C+ | C | B | B |
| Colombelles | 7,243 | 5.6 | D | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Saint-Pair is a commune of 245 people in the Communauté de communes Val ès Dunes. 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
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 October 30, 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.