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It is a town of 2,496 residents in Calvados, Normandy.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its schools beat most: brevet results a point above the expected rate. Where it falls short is walkability: just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,081/m² costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage Intercom.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Val d'Arry 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.
The one thing Val d'Arry does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Val d'Arry 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.
Val d'Arry has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Val d'Arry has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val d'Arry.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 174 deaths in Val d'Arry from 2016 to 2025; there were 112, 36% fewer. In Calvados, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. This Calvados town has 3 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Val d'Arry is Hopital Prive St Martin Caen, 10.2 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 6.4%. Jobs based in Val d'Arry number 300, against 1,150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €27,780 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.1 mi away. The nearest collège is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul VerlaineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 95%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, higher than both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 30% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Val d'Arry | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Val d'Arry has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,081/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Val d'Arry from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,081/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Val d'Arry. Best known first.
The list names few of Val d'Arry’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Val d'Arry.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val d'Arry | 2,496 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Villers-Bocage | 3,088 | 4.6 | A− | C | A− | C+ |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 5.5 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Verson | 4,059 | 5.8 | A | C− | B+ | B− |
| Thue et Mue | 6,182 | 6.6 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Carpiquet | 3,428 | 7.6 | B− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Bretteville-sur-Odon | 4,494 | 7.8 | A | D | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Val d'Arry has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,081/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Val d'Arry grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Val d'Arry is a commune of 2,496 people in the Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.