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Villy-BocageCalvados

Some 728 people live in this town, in Calvados, Normandy.

Population
728
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.80
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,930
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Villy-Bocage a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Villy-Bocage out for now.

Menhir de Pierrelaye ou Pierre Lée
Menhir de Pierrelaye ou Pierre Lée · Classé · Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Villy-Bocage’s story

Villy-Bocage in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Villy-Bocage counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1951.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1951First protected: Menhir de Pierrelaye ou Pierre Lée
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villy-Bocage.

History

Villy-Bocage keeps more of its old housing than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Villy-Bocage is Menhir de Pierrelaye ou Pierre Lée. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1951
first monument protected
Full pageVilly-Bocage’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Villy-Bocage?”

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Calvados’ towns (25%). 31% of adults hold a degree. Typical age in Villy-Bocage: 47.1, the median.

47.1median age
Villy-BocageCalvados medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villy-Bocage
Villy-BocageCalvados medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma19%23%19%
CAP or BEP25%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education31%26%30%
Full pageVilly-Bocage’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages47.1 median age · 22% are 65 or overHouseholds300 households · 2.4 people per householdBorn abroad2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Villy-Bocage?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Villy-Bocage are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 4.6%

For its 350 residents in work, Villy-Bocage has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Calvados’ towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,930 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Villy-Bocage, 0.1 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageVilly-Bocage’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.1 per working residentGetting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€26,930 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Villy-Bocage91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Simone VeilNearest collègeCollègeCollège11591%−2 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageVilly-Bocage’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges91.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Villy-Bocage is €11.80/m² a month

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

Sales in Villy-Bocage from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.

€11.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villy-Bocage€11.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Calvados median€12.67/m²
€11.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.98 to €13.96/m² a month)
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageVilly-Bocage’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€11.80/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Le Château and 5 more in and around Villy-Bocage

Heritage in and near Villy-Bocage. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauLe Châteauin townChâteauChâteau de Villers-Bocage3.6 km southwest, in Villers-BocageChâteauChâteauChâteau de Monts2.7 km northeast, in Monts-en-BessinChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Orbois4.5 km northwest, in AurseullesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Parfouru2.7 km southeast, in Parfouru-sur-OdonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ragny4.9 km east, in Val d'Arry
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villy-Bocage

13pages on Villy-Bocage
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.4 mi awayHousing17 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute50 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.1History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Menhir de Pierrelaye ou Pierre LéeStanding stone · Prehistory
Classé
Chapelle Saint-ClairChapel · 13th c. · in Malherbe-sur-Ajon, 4 mi
Classé
Église de LongrayeChurch · 12th c. · in Aurseulles, 4.7 mi
Classé
Restes de la chapelle Notre-Dame-du-ValChapel · 12th c. · in Tilly-sur-Seulles, 5.2 mi
Photo credits

Menhir de Pierrelaye ou Pierre Lée: Photo: Roi.dagobert · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Villy-Bocage

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villy-Bocage yet.

How we find them →

Villy-Bocage’s 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 →
Villers-BocageLes Monts d'AunayFontaine-ÉtoupefourThue et MueVersonThury-Harcourt-le-HomVillers-BocageLes Monts d'AunayFontaine-ÉtoupefourThue et MueVersonThury-Harcourt-le-HomVilly-Bocage
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villy-Bocage728—————
Villers-Bocage3,0881.5A−CA−C+
Les Monts d'Aunay4,7776.2B+B+AC+
Fontaine-Étoupefour2,8108.9—B−—B+
Thue et Mue6,1829.1A−CA+B
Verson4,0599.2AC−B+B−
Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom3,60010BB+A−B

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

About Villy-Bocage

Commune in Calvados, Normandy

Villy-Bocage is a commune of 728 people in the Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage 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

Population
728 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pré-Bocage Intercom
Département
Calvados (14)
Région
Normandy
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²)
INSEE code
14760

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.