Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment. It lags on walkability as well — 33% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Vimartin-sur-Orthe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vimartin-sur-Orthe with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vimartin-sur-Orthe.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vimartin-sur-Orthe than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.17/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €899/m², below both Mayenne’s towns (€1,696/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Sales in Vimartin-sur-Orthe from July 2023 to June 2026: 71 houses and apartments.
€899/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vimartin-sur-Orthe€899/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€899/m²
71
€7.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.54 to €9.29/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Coëvrons
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Vimartin-sur-Orthe is harder to get around on foot than 86% of compared French towns
At the census, 6.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 8.4%. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,440 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Vimartin-sur-Orthe, 0.4 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Vimartin-sur-Orthe has fewer young adults than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, near Mayenne’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 19% of adults. Vimartin-sur-Orthe has a median age of 50.4.
50.4median age
Vimartin-sur-OrtheMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Vimartin-sur-Orthe keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Vimartin-sur-Orthe is Église Saint-Martin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vimartin-sur-Orthe counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Vimartin-sur-Orthe sees 91 deaths per 100 expected, against 78 in Mayenne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Vimartin-sur-Orthe is Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne, 19.2 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 137 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 125, 9% fewer. Life expectancy in Mayenne: 86.5 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vimartin-sur-Orthe · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
19.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne
19.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nord Mayenne
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vimartin-sur-Orthe
Is Vimartin-sur-Orthe safe?
Vimartin-sur-Orthe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Vimartin-sur-Orthe expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vimartin-sur-Orthe grades A+ for cost of living.
About Vimartin-sur-Orthe
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Vimartin-sur-Orthe is a commune of 1,100 people in the Communauté de communes des Coëvrons. 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
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.
