Souleuvre en Bocage’s schools fall short (D): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Taken together, its subjects give Souleuvre en Bocage a B− overall, better than 46% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #21 of 46 in Calvados. It is hard to get around without a car: 31% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Souleuvre en Bocage 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.
Alignement de neuf menhirs de la Plumaudière: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de cimetière: Photo: S. Plaine · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: S. Plaine · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de chemin: Photo: S. Plaine · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souleuvre en Bocage.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Souleuvre en Bocage is harder to get around on foot than 95% of compared French towns
3%walk, cycle or take transit
7.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Souleuvre en Bocage counts 0.4 jobs (1,450 jobs, 3,800 workers). At the census, 6.0% of working residents in Souleuvre en Bocage didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
1,450
jobs based in Souleuvre en Bocage, 0.4 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Souleuvre en Bocage cost less than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,316/m²
€1,316/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.05/m² a month, below Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.35/m² a month. Sales in Souleuvre en Bocage from July 2023 to June 2026: 292 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Souleuvre en Bocage€1,316/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,316/m²
292
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €11.05/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Souleuvre en Bocage keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 6 historic monuments in Souleuvre en Bocage; none is classé, France’s top protection. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 5 of 6. The town has 7 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Calvados’ towns (6.4) and compared French towns (2.5). The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Souleuvre en Bocage runs lower than in 77% of compared French towns
9.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
165 offenses were reported in Souleuvre en Bocage during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 9.6 cases of violence against people and 6.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The commonest graded crime in the town was family violence (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence64
Sexual violence42
Criminal damage26
Burglary25
Other physical violence8
Fraud33
Theft without violence23
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.
9.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
165
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C+
More deaths than expected: Souleuvre en Bocage is above 58% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Souleuvre en Bocage is Centre hospitalier de Vire, 7.6 mi away. 787 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 825: 5% below. Its care home for older people (43 places) counts its residents as Souleuvre en Bocage’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. 6 GPs practise here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Souleuvre en Bocage · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Vire
15.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Memorial France Etats Unis St Lo
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 19% of people in Souleuvre en Bocage are under 15, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
43.6median age
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Ages in Souleuvre en Bocage split evenly at 43.6: half are older, half younger.
Souleuvre en BocageCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Brigitte Le Brethon: Louranos, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arsène Picard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About Souleuvre en Bocage
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Souleuvre en Bocage is a commune of 8,629 people in the Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau. 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
8,629 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
73.3 sq mi (189.7 km²)
INSEE code
14061
Souleuvre en Bocage’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 Souleuvre en Bocage
Is Souleuvre en Bocage safe?
It grades A− for safety, #14 of 46 in Calvados. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Souleuvre en Bocage good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns and #42 of 50 in Calvados. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Souleuvre en Bocage expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Souleuvre en Bocage grades A 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.
