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VendesCalvados

A town of 341 in Calvados, Normandy.

Population
341
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.97
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,800
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vendes a good place to live?

Vendes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vendes’ story

Vendes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vendes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Charles Porée, born in 1675, is the one person born in Vendes before 1900 that Wikidata records.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vendes.

History

Old homes shape Vendes: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Calvados’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Vendes, that is above both Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vendes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
Full pageVendes’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Vendes?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Vendes has fewer young adults than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24

Vendes sits below both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Children are 20% of the town.

41.4median age
VendesCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vendes
VendesCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–247%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education31%26%30%
Full pageVendes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages41.4 median age · 20% are 65 or overHouseholds140 households · 2.4 people per householdBorn abroad0.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Vendes?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Vendes are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.5%

That puts Vendes below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Vendes has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker. At the census, 3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
0
jobs based in Vendes, 0.1 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageVendes’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here0.1 per working residentGetting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€24,800 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Vendes is above both Calvados’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vendes92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Bois d'OrceauNearest collègeCollègeCollège10692%−1 pt
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageVendes’ schools pageOpen the page
Collèges92.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vendes than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.97/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

In the comparison, Vendes comes below both Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.97/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vendes€10.97/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€10.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.06 to €13.28/m² a month)
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageVendes’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.97/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Monts and 6 more in and around Vendes

Heritage and museums in and near Vendes. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Monts3 km southwest, in Monts-en-BessinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Juvigny-sur-Seulles1.6 km northwest, in Juvigny-sur-SeullesMuseumMuseumMusée de la Bataille de Tilly-sur-Seulles 19444 km northwest, in Tilly-sur-SeullesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tilly-sur-Seulles3.9 km northwest, in Tilly-sur-SeullesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Hottot3.5 km west, in Hottot-les-BaguesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grainville4.9 km east, in Grainville-sur-Odon
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vendes

13pages on Vendes
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.2 mi awayHousing3 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute0 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 41.4History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Vendes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Classé
Restes de la chapelle Notre-Dame-du-ValChapel · 12th c. · in Tilly-sur-Seulles, 2.5 mi
Classé
Menhir de Pierrelaye ou Pierre LéeStanding stone · Prehistory · in Villy-Bocage, 3.8 mi
Classé
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 14th c. · in Bougy, 4 mi
Classé
Église de LongrayeChurch · 12th c. · in Aurseulles, 4.6 mi

Famous people from Vendes

One notable person was born in Vendes.

Their page →
C
Charles PoréeFrench poet · 1675–1741

Vendes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Calvados →
Villers-BocageThue et MueFontaine-ÉtoupefourVersonRotsCarpiquetVillers-BocageThue et MueFontaine-ÉtoupefourVersonRotsCarpiquetVendes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vendes341—————
Villers-Bocage3,0885A−CA−C+
Thue et Mue6,1825.6A−CA+B
Fontaine-Étoupefour2,8106.5—B−—B+
Verson4,0596.6AC−B+B−
Rots2,5447.3—C—A
Carpiquet3,4287.8B−C−B+B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vendes

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Vendes is a commune of 341 people in the Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer. 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
341 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Seulles Terre et Mer
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.5 km²)
INSEE code
14734

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.