Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on schools — brevet results a point below the expected rate. Its weakest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Tilly-sur-Seulles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Tilly-sur-Seulles 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 Tilly-sur-Seulles.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Tilly-sur-Seulles is above 82% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Tilly-sur-Seulles’ deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, higher than both Calvados’ towns (92) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 100 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 102, 2% more. The nearest emergency department to Tilly-sur-Seulles is Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux, 7.7 mi away. There are 7 general practitioners locally.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Tilly-sur-Seulles · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Tilly-sur-Seulles keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Tilly-sur-Seulles has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Restes de la chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Val. 2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Tilly-sur-Seulles has lower unemployment than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
At the census, 3.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 350 jobs are based in Tilly-sur-Seulles, for 800 working residents (0.4 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,660 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Tilly-sur-Seulles, 0.4 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tilly-sur-Seulles
Is Tilly-sur-Seulles safe?
Tilly-sur-Seulles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Tilly-sur-Seulles good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tilly-sur-Seulles expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,236/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Tilly-sur-Seulles grades B+ for cost of living.
About Tilly-sur-Seulles
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Tilly-sur-Seulles is a commune of 1,800 people in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et 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.
