Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 601 people, lies in Eure, Normandy.
Caorches-Saint-Nicolas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Caorches-Saint-Nicolas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Couture, in Bernay, 2.4 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caorches-Saint-Nicolas.
Degrees are held by 26% of adults, higher than Eure’s towns (23%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Caorches-Saint-Nicolas | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
Caorches-Saint-Nicolas has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.8% of commuters travelled at the census. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €26,820 a year per consumption unit, above Eure’s towns (€24,410) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Caorches-Saint-Nicolas, 94.5% passed the bac, near Eure’s towns (93.4%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le HameauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 46 | 89%−1 pt |
| Lycée Augustin FresnelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 302 | 98%+2 pts |
| Collège Marie CurieBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 108 | 89%+3 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 Caorches-Saint-Nicolas: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Caorches-Saint-Nicolas. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Bernay4.1 km east, in BernayArt galleryArt galleryGalerie Alexandre3.8 km east, in BernayChâteauChâteauLe château4.2 km southeast, in Treis-Sants-en-OucheAttractionAttractionTractodrome Daniel Chauvin2.8 km east, in BernayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Caorches-Saint-Nicolas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Caorches-Saint-Nicolas as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caorches-Saint-Nicolas | 601 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernay | 9,765 | 2.3 | C+ | B− | D | C |
| Mesnil-en-Ouche | 4,414 | 8.4 | C− | A− | B+ | D |
| Beaumont-le-Roger | 2,769 | 10 | B− | B | B− | A+ |
| Brionne | 4,185 | 11 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Lisieux Calvados | 19,645 | 15 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche Orne | 2,938 | 16 | B− | A | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Caorches-Saint-Nicolas is a commune of 601 people in the Communauté de communes Intercom Bernay Terres de Normandie. 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 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.