Where to live in Caen if you commute

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

What is the best area of Caen to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Centre-Ville Ancien (84), Saint-Jean (78) and La Folie-Couvrechef (77).

Caen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Centre-Ville Ancien	84 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Saint-Jean	78 · good	Services on foot
3	La Folie-Couvrechef	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
4	Le Calvaire-Saint-Pierre	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
5	Le Chemin-Vert	72 · good	Public green space
6	Sainte-Thérèse-Demi-Lune	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
7	Saint-Gilles	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
8	Saint-Paul	66 · good	Services on foot
9	La Guérinière	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
10	Saint-Ouen	64 · good	Services on foot
11	La Haie Vigné	62 · good	Services on foot
12	La Maladrerie	60 · good	Services on foot
13	La Pierre-Heuzé	60 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	La Grâce de Dieu	58 · fair	Services on foot
15	Le Clos Saint-Germain	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
16	Mont-Coco	57 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
17	Venoix	57 · fair	Services on foot
18	Couvrechef	55 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
19	Saint-Jean-Eudes	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
20	Beaulieu	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
21	Vaucelles	52 · fair	Public green space
22	La Folie	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

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