Where to live in Caen if you work from home

Ranking of Caen's 22 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.

What is the best area of Caen to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: La Folie-Couvrechef (85), La Folie (84) and Saint-Paul (78).

Caen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	La Folie-Couvrechef	85 · excellent	Public green space
2	La Folie	84 · excellent	Public green space
3	Saint-Paul	78 · good	Services on foot
4	Le Chemin-Vert	78 · good	Public green space
5	Le Calvaire-Saint-Pierre	77 · good	Public green space
6	Saint-Ouen	76 · good	Services on foot
7	Saint-Gilles	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Mont-Coco	73 · good	Public green space
9	Vaucelles	72 · good	Public green space
10	La Haie Vigné	72 · good	Services on foot
11	Couvrechef	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Centre-Ville Ancien	72 · good	Public green space
13	La Pierre-Heuzé	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	La Grâce de Dieu	68 · good	Services on foot
15	Sainte-Thérèse-Demi-Lune	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	La Maladrerie	67 · good	Services on foot
17	Saint-Jean-Eudes	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Beaulieu	66 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	La Guérinière	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Le Clos Saint-Germain	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Venoix	59 · fair	Services on foot
22	Saint-Jean	53 · fair	Public green space

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources