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L'Orée de MormalNord

Population 619: a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is L'Orée de Mormal a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so L'Orée de Mormal has none.

Ferme de Cambron
Ferme de Cambron · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
L'Orée de Mormal’s story

L'Orée de Mormal in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in L'Orée de Mormal, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1971First protected: Ferme de Cambron
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Orée de Mormal.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of L'Orée de Mormal, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 40% of adults. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of L'Orée de Mormal is 40.7 years old.

40.7median age
L'Orée de MormalNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education40%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in L'Orée de Mormal
L'Orée de MormalNord medianFrance median
Under 1522%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+16%19%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP21%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education40%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape L'Orée de Mormal: 32% were built before 1919, more than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in L'Orée de Mormal, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1971
first monument protected
32%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in L'Orée de Mormal run higher than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,170 a year per consumption unit

3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 5.8%. L'Orée de Mormal has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in L'Orée de Mormal, 0.4 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of L'Orée de Mormal, 98.0% passed the bac, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

L'Orée de Mormal84.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

L'Orée de Mormal98.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean Lemaire de BelgesNearest collègeCollègeCollège12284%−4 pts
Lycée des NerviensNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée11598%+1 pt
98%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in L'Orée de Mormal is €11.37/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

18 houses and apartments changed hands in L'Orée de Mormal from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.37/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

L'Orée de Mormal€11.37/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€11.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.17 to €14.09/m² a month)
€8.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Forum antique de Bavay and 5 more in and around L'Orée de Mormal

Heritage and museums in and near L'Orée de Mormal. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about L'Orée de Mormal

13pages on L'Orée de Mormal

Landmarks

L'Orée de Mormal has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ferme de Cambron: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from L'Orée de Mormal

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in L'Orée de Mormal yet.

How we find them →

L'Orée de Mormal’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →
BavayLe QuesnoyBerlaimontAulnoye-AymeriesFeigniesHautmontBavayLe QuesnoyBerlaimontAulnoye-AymeriesFeigniesHautmontL'Orée de Mormal
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
L'Orée de Mormal619—————
Bavay3,2492.5CAC−D
Le Quesnoy4,8785.2C−B+DC
Berlaimont3,1596C−BBC
Aulnoye-Aymeries8,6126.9D−BDD−
Feignies6,7037.7D−B−C−D
Hautmont14,1527.8D−BDD−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About L'Orée de Mormal

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

L'Orée de Mormal is a commune of 619 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal. 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

Population
619 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code
59006

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 November 4, 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.