Touques grades D overall: better than 7% of compared French towns, and #42 of 46 in Calvados. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 70% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Touques 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 Touques.
History
Touques is rich in protected monuments: 15 per 10,000 residents, more than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 4.7%. Among the classé monuments in Touques is Ancienne église Saint-Pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Touques counts 6 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living D
A home in Touques sells for €3,814/m², more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.85/m² a month, above both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €4,195/m² in Touques, apartments for €3,563/m². Of the homes sold, 39% were houses.
€3,814/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Touques€3,814/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,195/m²
94
Apartments
€3,563/m²
150
€13.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.37 to €16.87/m² a month)
10.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,330
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur Côte Fleurie
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Touques sits above 84% of compared French towns
The police record for Touques lists 131 offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 11.4 violent offenses and 19.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
11.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage45
Other physical violence30
Family violence19
Vehicle theft17
Burglary13
Theft from vehicles7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence41
Drug use29
Fraud16
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.
11.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
131
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.3%
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 sexual violence, 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, 2.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Touques, 12.5%, runs above Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
For its 1,600 residents in work, Touques has 1,500 jobs: 0.9 each. The median disposable income is €24,750 a year per consumption unit. 4.9% of Touques’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot9%
Bicycle5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
1,500
jobs based in Touques, 0.9 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Touques has a higher adjusted death rate than 72% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Touques records 96 deaths per 100 expected, above both Calvados’ towns (92) and compared French towns (88). 368 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 383: 4% below. Also worth knowing: life expectancy in Calvados: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Touques have one GP on hand.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Touques · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Cote Fleurie site de Cricqueboeuf
12.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de L Estuaire
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Calvados, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up only 13% of Touques, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are 29% of the population. The age that splits Touques in two is 49.8. Degrees are held by 25% of adults, near Calvados’ towns (26%) and lower than compared French towns (30%).
49.8median age
TouquesCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 1.7 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 0.7 mi away. For exam results, it comes #20 of 50 in Calvados. At the lycées within 5 km of Touques, 92.2% passed the bac, near both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Église Saint-Thomas: Photo: Roland Godefroy · CC BY 3.0 · Ancien hôtel de l'Amirauté: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de Méautry: Photo: Roland Godefroy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Roland Godefroy · CC BY 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Touques
Is Touques safe?
It grades C− for safety, #39 of 46 in Calvados. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Touques good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #20 of 50 in Calvados. 96% of 120 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marie Joseph in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Touques expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Touques grades D for cost of living.
About Touques
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Touques is a commune of 3,913 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur Côte Fleurie. 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.
