Where to live in Caen over 65

Ranking of Caen's 22 areas with CityPulse's “Over 65” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Caen to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: La Folie-Couvrechef (95), Le Chemin-Vert (94) and Saint-Paul (92).

Caen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	La Folie-Couvrechef	95 · excellent	Public green space
2	Le Chemin-Vert	94 · excellent	Public green space
3	Saint-Paul	92 · excellent	Services on foot
4	La Haie Vigné	90 · excellent	Services on foot
5	La Folie	89 · excellent	Public green space
6	Saint-Ouen	89 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Le Calvaire-Saint-Pierre	88 · excellent	Public green space
8	Vaucelles	87 · excellent	Public green space
9	Centre-Ville Ancien	86 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Saint-Gilles	85 · excellent	Services on foot
11	La Maladrerie	82 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Sainte-Thérèse-Demi-Lune	81 · excellent	Services on foot
13	La Grâce de Dieu	81 · excellent	Services on foot
14	La Pierre-Heuzé	81 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Mont-Coco	79 · good	Public green space
16	Beaulieu	77 · good	Services on foot
17	Saint-Jean-Eudes	76 · good	Services on foot
18	Le Clos Saint-Germain	76 · good	Services on foot
19	La Guérinière	76 · good	Services on foot
20	Venoix	75 · good	Services on foot
21	Couvrechef	75 · good	Public green space
22	Saint-Jean	69 · 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