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In Calvados, Normandy, this town has 274 residents.
Villy-lez-Falaise isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villy-lez-Falaise as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Versainville, in Versainville, 2.3 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Villy-lez-Falaise. Best known first.
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Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than Calvados’ towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. The middle age in Villy-lez-Falaise is 44.9.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Villy-lez-Falaise | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Calvados’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 7.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 1.6% of working residents in Villy-lez-Falaise didn’t travel to work at all.
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 nearest collège is 2.6 mi away. At the general lycée, 96% of 200 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des DouitsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 88%−1 pt |
| Lycée des métiers Guillaume le ConquérantNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 200 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-Trinite PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 44 | 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 Villy-lez-Falaise: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.14/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villy-lez-Falaise is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villy-lez-Falaise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villy-lez-Falaise | 274 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Falaise | 7,680 | 2.7 | C− | B | D | D |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | 7,100 | 10 | C | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Argentan Orne | 13,527 | 12 | B | A− | D | B |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | 9,766 | 13 | C | B | B− | B |
| Gouffern en Auge Orne | 3,636 | 14 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Moult-Chicheboville | 3,441 | 15 | C | B− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Villy-lez-Falaise is a commune of 274 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
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 8, 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.