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1,581 people live in this town in Calvados, Normandy.
Health is its weak spot (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is weaker too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes lag (C+): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. Second homes make up 33% of its housing.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Ver-sur-Mer 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 2 things Ver-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ver-sur-Mer 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.
Ver-sur-Mer has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Ver-sur-Mer has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1879.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Ver-sur-Mer. Best known first.
MuseumCentre Juno Beach4.4 km east, in Courseulles-sur-MerAttractionAttractionBatterie de la Marefontainein townMuseumMuseumMusées America et Gold Beachin townMuseumMuseumThe Winston Churchill Centrein townAttractionAttractionMenhir des Demoiselles4.7 km south, in Colombiers-sur-SeullesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ver-sur-Mer.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.7% of residents, below Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under 15: 12% of residents. The age that splits Ver-sur-Mer in two is 56.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Ver-sur-Mer | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Calvados can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Ver-sur-Mer come to 101 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 185 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 187, 1% more. The nearest emergency department to Ver-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier Aunay Bayeux, 9.2 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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €10.36/m² a month. The market in Ver-sur-Mer: 88 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,661/m² | 83 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 7.1% of working residents in Ver-sur-Mer didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment runs at 9.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Ver-sur-Mer has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ver-sur-Mer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ver-sur-Mer | 1,581 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Courseulles-sur-Mer | 4,268 | 3.1 | C− | C | B− | C+ |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande | 5,143 | 7.1 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Luc-sur-Mer | 3,275 | 7.7 | A− | C− | A | C+ |
| Rots | 2,544 | 8.7 | — | C | — | A |
| Thue et Mue | 6,182 | 9.1 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Bayeux | 12,659 | 9.2 | C | C | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ver-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.81/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ver-sur-Mer grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Ver-sur-Mer is a commune of 1,581 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
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 November 4, 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.