Where to live in Caen with a family

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

What is the best area of Caen to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: La Folie-Couvrechef (96), La Folie (91) and Le Chemin-Vert (91).

Caen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	La Folie-Couvrechef	96 · excellent	Public green space
2	La Folie	91 · excellent	Public green space
3	Le Chemin-Vert	91 · excellent	Public green space
4	Le Calvaire-Saint-Pierre	88 · excellent	Public green space
5	Saint-Paul	86 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Saint-Gilles	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	La Pierre-Heuzé	83 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
8	Vaucelles	82 · excellent	Public green space
9	La Maladrerie	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
10	Centre-Ville Ancien	82 · excellent	Public green space
11	Couvrechef	82 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
12	Saint-Jean-Eudes	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
13	Beaulieu	79 · good	Playgrounds on foot
14	La Guérinière	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
15	La Grâce de Dieu	77 · good	Services on foot
16	Sainte-Thérèse-Demi-Lune	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Le Clos Saint-Germain	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Mont-Coco	74 · good	Public green space
19	Venoix	71 · good	Services on foot
20	Saint-Jean	71 · good	Public green space
21	La Haie Vigné	70 · good	Services on foot
22	Saint-Ouen	66 · good	Services on foot

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