Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 848 residents and lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Villons-les-Buissons is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Villons-les-Buissons has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Villons-les-Buissons. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villons-les-Buissons.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. 7.5% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Calvados’ towns (8.1%) and near compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. 19% are under 15, above both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Villons-les-Buissons is 46.9 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Villons-les-Buissons | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 60% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate here is 8.4%. At the census, 2.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Villons-les-Buissons counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 350 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Villons-les-Buissons is 87.9%, below both Calvados’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques MonodNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 90%−1 pt |
| CaenSup Sainte-Ursule PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 87 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame de la Fidélité PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 54 | 100%+5 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.
The market in Villons-les-Buissons: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Villons-les-Buissons’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villons-les-Buissons yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villons-les-Buissons | 848 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rots | 2,544 | 3.4 | — | C | — | A |
| Biéville-Beuville | 3,840 | 3.6 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Carpiquet | 3,428 | 3.8 | B− | C− | B+ | B− |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 23,470 | 4.1 | C− | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Caen | 109,400 | 4.2 | D | D | D | B− |
| Douvres-la-Délivrande | 5,143 | 4.2 | A | C | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Villons-les-Buissons is a commune of 848 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) · 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 9, 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.