Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 128 people, lies in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Orville has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 24% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Orville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de Mailleton, in Le Malesherbois, 2.1 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orville.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below Loiret’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under 15: 18% of residents. Orville has a median age of 45.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Orville | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,360 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.3% of commuters at the census. At the census, 7.0% of working residents in Orville didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 9.5 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 87%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Orville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Orville yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orville | 128 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puiseaux | 3,299 | 2.9 | B− | B | B | C+ |
| Le Malesherbois | 8,016 | 3.7 | C | B− | B− | C |
| Pithiviers | 8,856 | 9.7 | C− | B+ | D− | C+ |
| Maisse Essonne | 2,797 | 11 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Milly-la-Forêt Essonne | 4,562 | 11 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours Seine-et-Marne | 5,401 | 11 | B− | C− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Orville is a commune of 128 people in the Communauté de communes du Pithiverais-Gâtinais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.