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A town in Orne, Normandy, home to 449 people.

Population

449

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.53

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,710

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Bazoches-au-Houlme a good place to live?

Bazoches-au-Houlme isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 12% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.

What makes Bazoches-au-Houlme stand out

The 2 things Bazoches-au-Houlme does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

15% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 42.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château · Inscrit · Photo: Pascal Radigue · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bazoches-au-Houlme’s story

Bazoches-au-Houlme in pictures

Bazoches-au-Houlme has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Remy de Gourmont, born in 1858, is the one person born in Bazoches-au-Houlme before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bazoches-au-Houlme.

Who lives here

Few people in Bazoches-au-Houlme are 65 or over: 15%, below Orne’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, above both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.

42.7median age

Bazoches-au-HoulmeOrne medianFrance median

Orne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bazoches-au-Houlme
	Bazoches-au-Houlme	Orne median	France median
Under 15	19%	14%	17%
15–24	12%	9.4%	11%
25–44	23%	19%	23%
45–64	31%	26%	26%
65+	15%	31%	22%
No diploma	21%	30%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	15%	18%
Higher education	30%	19%	30%

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Ages42.7 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households180 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad4.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bazoches-au-Houlme?”

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

History

Bazoches-au-Houlme keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919

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

Bazoches-au-Houlme has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

15th c.

oldest protected part

1992

first monument protected

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Age of homes47% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bazoches-au-Houlme?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Bazoches-au-Houlme walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%

8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Bazoches-au-Houlme holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 15.4% of working residents in Bazoches-au-Houlme didn’t travel to work at all.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

On foot3%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Bazoches-au-Houlme, 0.4 per working resident

8.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,710

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

15%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€24,710 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Bazoches-au-Houlme is €10.53/m² a month, against €8.77/m² in Orne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Sales in Bazoches-au-Houlme from July 2023 to June 2026: 24 houses and apartments.

€10.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bazoches-au-Houlme€10.53/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Orne median€8.77/m²

€10.53/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.23/m² a month)

€8.70/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€10.53/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bazoches-au-Houlme

12pages on Bazoches-au-Houlme

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.9 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing24 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Bazoches-au-Houlme has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Dolmen dit Pierre-aux-BignesDolmen · Prehistory · in Habloville, 4.3 mi

Classé

Château fort, actuellement collègeChâteau · 10th–13th c. · in Falaise, 5 mi

Classé

Abbaye de Saint-André-de-GouffernAbbey · 12th & 13th c. · in La Hoguette, 5.3 mi

Classé

Menhir dénommé La Droite PierreStanding stone · Prehistory · in Putanges-le-Lac, 6.2 mi

Famous people from Bazoches-au-Houlme

One notable person was born in Bazoches-au-Houlme.

Their page →

Remy de GourmontFrench writer (1858–1915)

Bazoches-au-Houlme’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 Orne →

FalaiseAthis-Val de RouvreArgentanCondé-en-NormandieSaint-Georges-des-GroseillersFlersBazoches-au-Houlme

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bazoches-au-Houlme	449	—	—	—	—	—
Falaise Calvados	7,680	5.3	C⁻	B	D	D
Athis-Val de Rouvre	4,201	10	A⁺	A	A⁺	B⁺
Argentan	13,527	12	B	A⁻	D	B
Condé-en-Normandie Calvados	5,985	14	C⁺	A	C	C⁻
Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers	3,173	15	A	A	A⁺	B
Flers	14,432	15	B⁻	A	C	C⁺

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

About Bazoches-au-Houlme

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Bazoches-au-Houlme is a commune of 449 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Orne. 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: 449 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Val d'Orne
Département: Orne (61)
Région: Normandy
Area: 11.2 sq mi (29 km²)
INSEE code: 61028

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 9, 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.