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SullyCalvados

A town of 171 in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Sully a good place to live?

Sully is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Ancien château de Boissy
Ancien château de Boissy · Inscrit · Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sully’s story

Sully in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sully, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1933First protected: Ancien château de Boissy
  • 2013Most recently protected: Ancien manoir de Boissy
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Nearby attractions

Manoir de Boissy and 30 more in and around Sully

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sully. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sully.

History

Old homes shape Sully: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Sully comes above both Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sully, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
15th c.
oldest protected part
1933
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Sully are under 15, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns

For Sully, that is above both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.

44median age
SullyCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sully
SullyCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma26%23%19%
CAP or BEP25%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education25%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Sully is better off than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,430 a year per consumption unit

Sully sits above both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Sully has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
0
jobs based in Sully, 0.3 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

96.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Sully, above both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sully90.1%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Sully96.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Alain ChartierNearest collègeCollègeCollège10483%−3 pts
Lycée polyvalent Arcisse de CaumontNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée14296%±0 pts
Collège Institution Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège15694%+3 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, +0.4 pts against the expected rate
93%
passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate
90.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sully is €11.76/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sully€11.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€11.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.39 to €14.72/m² a month)
€10.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sully

13pages on Sully

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sully, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ancien manoir de Boissy: Photo: Victor Petit · Public domain · Ancien château de Boissy: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Sully

One notable person was born in Sully.

Their page →

Sully’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Calvados →
BayeuxLe Molay-LittryThue et MueCourseulles-sur-MerRotsIsigny-sur-MerBayeuxLe Molay-LittryThue et MueCourseulles-sur-MerRotsIsigny-sur-MerSully
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sully171—————
Bayeux12,6592.2CCDC+
Le Molay-Littry3,1247.3A−BA+C
Thue et Mue6,18212A−CA+B
Courseulles-sur-Mer4,26813C−CB−C+
Rots2,54413—C—A
Isigny-sur-Mer3,54316A−A−B+C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sully

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Sully is a commune of 171 people in the Communauté de communes de Bayeux Intercom. 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
171 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Bayeux Intercom
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²)
INSEE code
14680

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.