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A town of 391 in Orne, Normandy.
Aubusson is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Aubusson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Flers, 2.3 mi away.
15% 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 Aubusson.
Aubusson sits below both Orne’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 19% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Aubusson | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Aubusson below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 7.1%. Aubusson has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Aubusson, 93.6% passed the bac, close to both Orne’s towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Thomas d'Aquin PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 110 | 97%+4 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Thomas d'Aquin PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 146 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège René CassinBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 65 | 89%+1 pt |
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.
On this, Aubusson is below both Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Aubusson. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du château de Flers3.7 km southwest, in FlersAttractionAttractionIfs millénaires de La Lande-Patry3.8 km southwest, in La Lande-PatryAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Belle-Étoile5 km west, in Cerisy-Belle-ÉtoileMuseumMuseumMusée du Château de Flers3.7 km southwest, in FlersTheme parkTheme parkLes P’tits Fous3.9 km southwest, in La Lande-PatryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Aubusson 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 Aubusson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubusson | 391 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers | 3,173 | 1.4 | A | A | A+ | B |
| Flers | 14,432 | 2.6 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 4,201 | 3.7 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Condé-en-Normandie Calvados | 5,985 | 5.6 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 4,813 | 8 | A+ | A+ | A+ | B |
| Valdallière Calvados | 5,696 | 9.8 | A− | A | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Aubusson is a commune of 391 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo. 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.