Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieux.
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Vieux are under 15, more than in both Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town. Among adults, 45% have a degree.
42.1median age
VieuxCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education45%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Vieux: 16% 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vieux counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Théâtre gallo-romain. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Vieux, 6.2%, runs below Calvados’ towns and compared French towns
6.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 50 jobs are based in Vieux, for 350 working residents (0.2 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €28,980 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Vieux, 0.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vieux is €12.29/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 93% were houses. House rents are put at about €10.69/m² a month. 28 houses and apartments changed hands in Vieux from July 2023 to June 2026.
€12.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Vieux€12.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€12.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.35 to €14.60/m² a month)
€10.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Vieux
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Vieux is a commune of 727 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. 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
727 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon
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.
