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A town of 67 in Calvados, Normandy.

Is Vicques a good place to live?

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

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vicques’ story

Vicques in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vicques; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Nearby attractions

Château de Vicques and 10 more in and around Vicques

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vicques.

History

Old homes shape Vicques: 45% were built before 1919, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vicques; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1975
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 24% of people in Vicques are under 15, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Calvados’ towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 1.5% of the population. The median resident of Vicques is 42.9 years old.

42.9median age
VicquesCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vicques
VicquesCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1524%16%17%
15–241.5%11%11%
25–4430%22%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma26%23%19%
CAP or BEP24%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education26%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Vicques has lower unemployment than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 3.2%

6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport6%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Vicques, 0.4 per working resident
3.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Vicques costs less than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.26/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.98/m² a month. 1 houses and apartments changed hands in Vicques from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vicques€8.26/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€8.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.51 to €10.48/m² a month)
€9.98/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 Vicques

12pages on Vicques

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Vicques

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

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Vicques’ 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 →
Saint-Pierre-en-AugeFalaiseMézidon Vallée d'AugeMoult-ChichebovilleVimoutiersArgencesSaint-Pierre-en-AugeFalaiseMézidon Vallée d'AugeMoult-ChichebovilleVimoutiersArgencesVicques
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vicques67—————
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge7,1005.5CA−C+C+
Falaise7,6806.6C−BDD
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge9,7668.9CBB−B
Moult-Chicheboville3,44112CB−A−C−
Vimoutiers Orne2,97813CAC−C
Argences3,95913CB−A−C−

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

About Vicques

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Vicques is a commune of 67 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
67 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
1 sq mi (2.7 km²)
INSEE code
14742

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.