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A town of 307 in Calvados, Normandy.
Saint-Samson is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Samson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Troarn, 0.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Samson.
Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Calvados’ towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Saint-Samson is 43.4 years old. The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Samson | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 1.9% of commuters at the census. Jobs based in Saint-Samson number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €29,240 a year per consumption unit, above Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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 8.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 1.3 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-Samson from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Samson. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Samson is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Samson as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Samson | 307 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troarn | 3,439 | 1.1 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Argences | 3,959 | 4.1 | C | B− | A− | C− |
| Démouville | 3,035 | 5 | — | C | — | A− |
| Moult-Chicheboville | 3,441 | 5.2 | C | B− | A− | C− |
| Giberville | 5,077 | 5.7 | C+ | C | B | B |
| Colombelles | 7,243 | 6.4 | D | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Saint-Samson is a commune of 307 people in the Communauté de communes Normandie-Cabourg-Pays 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
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.