Where to live in Caen as a student

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

What is the best area of Caen to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: La Folie-Couvrechef (84), Le Calvaire-Saint-Pierre (83) and Le Chemin-Vert (81).

Caen areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	La Folie-Couvrechef	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Le Calvaire-Saint-Pierre	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Le Chemin-Vert	81 · excellent	Public green space
4	Saint-Ouen	81 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Saint-Paul	81 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Saint-Gilles	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	La Folie	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Centre-Ville Ancien	79 · good	Services on foot
9	La Grâce de Dieu	78 · good	Services on foot
10	Sainte-Thérèse-Demi-Lune	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	La Guérinière	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	La Pierre-Heuzé	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
13	Le Clos Saint-Germain	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Mont-Coco	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Beaulieu	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Vaucelles	77 · good	Public green space
17	Saint-Jean-Eudes	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	La Haie Vigné	75 · good	Services on foot
19	Saint-Jean	75 · good	Services on foot
20	La Maladrerie	74 · good	Services on foot
21	Couvrechef	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Venoix	65 · 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