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A town of 520 in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Versainville a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Versainville has none.

Château de Versainville
Château de Versainville · Classé · Photo: Steinmuele · CC BY-SA 3.0
Versainville’s story

Versainville in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Versainville counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1930First protected: Château de Versainville
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Nearby attractions

Château de Versainville and 19 more in and around Versainville

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Versainville. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Versainville.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Versainville, above Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.

41.5median age
VersainvilleCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Versainville
VersainvilleCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1521%16%17%
15–248.8%11%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+18%25%22%
No diploma15%23%19%
CAP or BEP23%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education36%26%30%

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

History

Versainville keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Versainville is Château de Versainville.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1930
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 3.9% of commuters in Versainville go to work without a car, fewer than in Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €27,350 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Calvados’ towns (€24,235) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Versainville counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). 8.6% of the labour force are out of work.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Versainville, 0.2 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 1.5 mi away. At the general lycée, 96% of 200 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Versainville90.6%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Versainville91.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Sainte-Trinite PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège44100%+5 pts
Lycée des métiers Guillaume le ConquérantNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée20096%−1 pt

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
75%
passed the vocational bac, −12 pts against the expected rate
90.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.3 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Versainville than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.53/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Versainville.

€10.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Versainville€10.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€10.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.23/m² a month)
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Versainville

13pages on Versainville

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Versainville: Photo: Steinmuele · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Versainville

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Versainville yet.

How we find them →

Versainville’s 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 →
FalaiseSaint-Pierre-en-AugeMézidon Vallée d'AugeMoult-ChichebovilleArgentanArgencesFalaiseSaint-Pierre-en-AugeMézidon Vallée d'AugeMoult-ChichebovilleArgentanArgencesVersainville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Versainville520—————
Falaise7,6801.7C−BDD
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge7,10010CA−C+C+
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge9,76613CBB−B
Moult-Chicheboville3,44113CB−A−C−
Argentan Orne13,52714BA−DB
Argences3,95914CB−A−C−

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

About Versainville

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Versainville is a commune of 520 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise. 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
520 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
3 sq mi (7.8 km²)
INSEE code
14737

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.