Tinchebray-Bocage, #1 on this list · Photo: hamon jp (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Orne · 2026

Best places to live in Orne

Tinchebray-Bocage ranks first of 19 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Orne, and #36 of 3,798 French towns. 8 of the 19 grade A− or better; scores run from 77.5 down to 39.2.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Tinchebray-Bocage

4,813 people

A⁺

Score 77.5·#36 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: jobs & income C

Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie

2,699 people

A⁺

Score 76.5·#50 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: health A, safety A⁻·lowest: cost of living B⁺

Domfront en Poiraie

4,113 people

A⁺

Score 74.2·#87 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A, schools A·lowest: health B⁻

All 19 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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19 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Tinchebray-Bocage4,813 people77.5top 0.9%A⁺#36 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, schools A⁺·lowest: jobs & income C

2Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie2,699 people76.5top 1.3%A⁺#50 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A, safety A⁻·lowest: cost of living B⁺

3Domfront en Poiraie4,113 people74.2top 2.3%A⁺#87 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, schools A·lowest: health B⁻

4Athis-Val de Rouvre4,201 people72.2top 3.6%A⁺#136 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: walkability D

5Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers3,173 people69.9top 5.4%A#207 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: schools C⁺

6Val-au-Perche3,336 people69.3top 6.0%A#227 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, health A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁺

7Gouffern en Auge3,636 people67.4top 7.9%A#302 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁻, cost of living A⁻·lowest: walkability D

8Tourouvre au Perche2,955 people59.5top 21.8%A⁻#827 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, safety A·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

9Sées4,168 people57.1top 27.2%B⁺#1,032 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety C⁻

10Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis3,636 people56.9top 27.9%B⁺#1,059 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, health A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

11Longny les Villages2,811 people56.6top 28.5%B⁺#1,085 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, safety B·lowest: jobs & income C

12Argentan13,527 people52.0top 41.1%B#1,561 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: safety D

13La Ferté Macé5,071 people51.5top 42.6%B#1,620 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: safety D

14Mortagne-au-Perche3,898 people50.8top 44.3%B#1,683 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: schools C

15La Ferté-en-Ouche2,938 people49.1top 49.1%B⁻#1,866 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, safety A⁻·lowest: health D

16Flers14,432 people48.5bottom 49.1%B⁻#1,935 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

17Alençon25,490 people40.9bottom 29.4%C#2,680 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, cost of living A⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

18Vimoutiers2,978 people40.2bottom 27.2%C#2,764 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: schools D

19L'Aigle7,663 people39.2bottom 24.8%C⁻#2,854 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Orne?

Tinchebray-Bocage ranks first of 19 graded towns of 2,500 or more: cost of living (A+) and schools (A+) are its strongest grades; jobs & income (C) is its lowest. Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie and Domfront en Poiraie follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Orne, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Orne page.

Photos: Tinchebray-Bocage, hamon jp (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie, Peter Curbishley from flickr.com - https://www.flickr.com/p… (CC BY 2.0) · Domfront en Poiraie, Thesupermat (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of 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.