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A town of 4,059 in Calvados, Normandy.
Verson grades A overall: better than 87% of compared French towns, and #4 of 46 in Calvados. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 6.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Verson does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Verson 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Verson: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Verson before 1900, the earliest Ernest Bourdon de Gramont, in 1805.
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Verson. Best known first.
Theme parkFestyland3.8 km northeast, in Bretteville-sur-OdonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fontaine-Étoupefour2.2 km southeast, in Fontaine-ÉtoupefourChâteauChâteauManoir de la Mare3.5 km northwest, in Saint-Manvieu-NorreyAttractionAttractionCote 1123.6 km south, in Fontaine-ÉtoupefourChâteauChâteauChâteau de Baron-sur-Odon3.4 km southwest, in Baron-sur-OdonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verson.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Verson, that is above both Calvados’ towns (87.5%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #1 of 50 in Calvados.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 96%+1 pt |
| Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 131 | 95%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 112 sales of houses and apartments in Verson from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,560/m² for the median of compared towns in Calvados.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,712/m² | 80 |
| Apartments | €3,117/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Verson sits below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €27,990 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 74 offenses in the graded categories in Verson in 2025. For sexual violence and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 7.2% of the index here. With 2,700 jobs for 1,800 working residents, Verson draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Verson: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 441 residents of Verson died, against 402 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. Its care home for older people (88 places) counts its residents as Verson’s; allowing for it, deaths were 14% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
That puts Verson above both Calvados’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Verson | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
The list names few of Verson’s 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de la Fontaine: Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 3.0
3 notable people were born in Verson.
Charles-Alfred Bertauld: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verson | 4,059 | — | A | C− | B+ | B− |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour | 2,810 | 0.8 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Bretteville-sur-Odon | 4,494 | 2 | A | D | A | A |
| Carpiquet | 3,428 | 2.2 | B− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Louvigny | 2,612 | 2.6 | — | D | — | A− |
| Fleury-sur-Orne | 5,941 | 3.7 | C | D | B− | B+ |
| Rots | 2,544 | 4.2 | — | C | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #21 of 46 in Calvados. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #1 of 50 in Calvados. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.56/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Verson grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Verson is a commune of 4,059 people in the Communauté urbaine Caen la 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 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.