Château de Vaulaville: Photo: DamTESC · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tour-en-Bessin.
Who lives here
Tour-en-Bessin has fewer older residents than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 17% are 65 or over
42.2median age
Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, lower than Calvados’ towns (11%) and near compared French towns (11%). 25% of adults hold a degree.
Tour-en-BessinCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Tour-en-Bessin keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Tour-en-Bessin: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Château de Vaulaville. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Tour-en-Bessin are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 4.6%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Tour-en-Bessin: 100, for 350 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €26,140 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Tour-en-Bessin, 0.2 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Tour-en-Bessin is a commune of 692 people in the Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha 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
692 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
4 sq mi (10.4 km²)
INSEE code
14700
Tour-en-Bessin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
