Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaux-sur-Aure.
Who lives here
Vaux-sur-Aure has fewer young adults than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 4.3% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town. 35% of adults hold a degree, above both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Vaux-sur-Aure in two is 56.6.
56.6median age
Vaux-sur-AureCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education35%
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
Vaux-sur-Aure keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Vaux-sur-Aure is Ancien manoir d'Argouges. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vaux-sur-Aure counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Vaux-sur-Aure has lower unemployment than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 4.2%
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,670 a year. No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Vaux-sur-Aure at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport6%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Vaux-sur-Aure, 0.2 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Vaux-sur-Aure is 96.5%, higher than both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Vaux-sur-Aure
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Vaux-sur-Aure is a commune of 286 people in the Communauté de communes de Bayeux 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
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.
