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232 residents make their home in this town in Calvados, Normandy.
Vierville-sur-Mer is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 57% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.
The 2 things Vierville-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vierville-sur-Mer counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Vierville-sur-Mer’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Veaumicel: Photo: Pimprenel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vierville-sur-Mer.
People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, higher than both Calvados’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 11% of the population here. Typical age in Vierville-sur-Mer: 60, the median.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Vierville-sur-Mer | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vierville-sur-Mer counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 9.9% of commuters at the census. 50 jobs are based in Vierville-sur-Mer, for 100 working residents (0.6 per worker). Unemployment stood at 12.1%, above both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.30/m² a month. Sales in Vierville-sur-Mer from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Vierville-sur-Mer. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vierville-sur-Mer yet.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Vierville-sur-Mer is a commune of 232 people in the Communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vierville-sur-Mer | 232 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Molay-Littry | 3,124 | 9.3 | A− | B | A+ | C |
| Isigny-sur-Mer | 3,543 | 9.7 | A− | A− | B+ | C |
| Bayeux | 12,659 | 11 | C | C | D | C+ |
| Carentan-les-Marais Manche | 10,218 | 15 | B− | B | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.