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A town of 261 in Calvados, Normandy.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Valsemé has none. 18% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Valsemé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valsemé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges de motte féodale, in Annebault, 2.1 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valsemé.
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. The median resident of Valsemé is 47.5 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Valsemé | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,380 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 150 residents in work, Valsemé has 100 jobs: 0.6 each. The unemployment rate comes to 6.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Valsemé from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Valsemé. Best known first.
Nothing in Valsemé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valsemé yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valsemé | 261 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 5,145 | 5.4 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Touques | 3,913 | 7.9 | D | D | C− | C |
| Deauville | 3,539 | 8.3 | D | D− | D− | C |
| Lisieux | 19,645 | 8.8 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 4,619 | 9.1 | D− | D− | D− | C− |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 5,122 | 9.5 | D− | D− | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Valsemé is a commune of 261 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Auge. 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) · 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.