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Largest city in the Calvados department: the 2026 ranking

The 526 towns of the Calvados department (14) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.

The largest city in the Calvados department is Caen, with 111,546 inhabitants (ranked 38th in France by population). The largest town by area is Souleuvre en Bocage (187 km²). Caen is also the most densely populated town, with 4,340 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Rapilly has only 45 inhabitants.

The Calvados department has 722,979 inhabitants over 5,534 km², a density of 131 inhabitants per km², close to the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 21.2% of the population of Normandy, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Lower Normandy): see the ranking of the largest cities in Normandy.

The 20 largest cities in the Calvados department by population

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Caen 111,546 26 4,340 38th
2 Hérouville-Saint-Clair 23,672 11 2,225 389th
3 Lisieux 20,196 13 1,545 489th
4 Vire Normandie 18,238 139 132 542nd
5 Bayeux 13,043 7.1 1,837 779th
6 Ifs 12,166 9.1 1,343 833rd
7 Mondeville 10,552 9.1 1,166 996th
8 Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 9,863 103 96 1,078th
9 Ouistreham 9,325 10.0 937 1,149th
10 Souleuvre en Bocage 8,774 187 47 1,224th
11 Falaise 7,908 12 668 1,384th
12 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 7,458 145 51 1,472nd
13 Colombelles 7,279 7.1 1,019 1,516th
14 Honfleur 6,824 14 499 1,621st
15 Condé-en-Normandie 6,320 63 100 1,778th
16 Livarot-Pays-d'Auge 6,311 181 35 1,782nd
17 Thue et Mue 6,251 37 170 1,799th
18 Blainville-sur-Orne 6,185 7.1 870 1,824th
19 Fleury-sur-Orne 5,993 6.8 888 1,884th
20 Valdallière 5,804 158 37 1,972nd

Largest towns by area in the Calvados department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Souleuvre en Bocage 8,774 187 47 47th
2 Livarot-Pays-d'Auge 6,311 181 35 52nd
3 Valdallière 5,804 158 37 80th
4 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge 7,458 145 51 100th
5 Vire Normandie 18,238 139 132 108th
6 Noues de Sienne 4,290 118 36 165th
7 Mézidon Vallée d'Auge 9,863 103 96 216th
8 Les Monts d'Aunay 4,846 69 70 549th
9 Condé-en-Normandie 6,320 63 100 699th
10 Isigny-sur-Mer 3,583 61 58 742nd

Most densely populated towns in the Calvados department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Caen 111,546 26 4,340 176th
2 Hérouville-Saint-Clair 23,672 11 2,225 407th
3 Bayeux 13,043 7.1 1,837 496th
4 Cormelles-le-Royal 5,443 3.5 1,564 590th
5 Lisieux 20,196 13 1,545 600th
6 Épron 2,119 1.4 1,492 623rd
7 Ifs 12,166 9.1 1,343 697th
8 Mondeville 10,552 9.1 1,166 826th
9 Cuverville 2,297 2.0 1,143 844th
10 Giberville 5,117 5.0 1,023 919th

All towns in the Calvados department (526)

INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.

Other departments in Normandy

Eure (27) Manche (50) Orne (61) Seine-Maritime (76) All departments

Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.

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