Thaon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Thaon 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thaon.
HousingCost of living C−
The middle sale price in Thaon: €2,552/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.51/m² a month, above Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 55 homes in Thaon. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.36/m² a month.
€2,552/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Thaon€2,552/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,552/m²
55
€13.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.73 to €15.57/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Thaon is a graduates’ town: 47% hold a degree, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9% of the population. Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents.
42.4median age
ThaonCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Thaon: 14% 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Thaon is Ancienne église. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Thaon is below 53% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (40 places) counts its residents as Thaon’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 138 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 165, 20% more. Life expectancy in Calvados: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 2 general practitioners here.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Thaon · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive St Martin Caen
5.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire Cote de Nacre
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Thaon is better off than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,380 a year per consumption unit
3.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 4.4%, lower than both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Thaon, 0.3 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Thaon
Is Thaon safe?
Thaon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 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.
Is Thaon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Thaon grades C− for cost of living.
About Thaon
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Thaon is a commune of 1,894 people in the Communauté urbaine Caen la Mer. 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
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.
