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A town of 845 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Caligny a good place to live?

Caligny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Caligny’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Caligny’s story

No historic monuments in Caligny

The Culture ministry lists no building in Caligny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Flers, 4 mi away.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caligny.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Caligny, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 6.3%, below Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree.

43.4median age
CalignyOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Caligny
CalignyOrne medianFrance median
Under 1521%14%17%
15–246.3%9.4%11%
25–4425%19%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+18%31%22%
No diploma20%30%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%15%18%
Higher education22%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Caligny, 6.0%, runs below Orne’s towns and compared French towns

2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 1,800 jobs are based in Caligny, for 400 working residents (4.7 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,480 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
1,800
jobs based in Caligny, 4.7 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Caligny costs less than in both Orne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.86/m² a month

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

The market in Caligny: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Caligny€7.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.09 to €10.15/m² a month)
€6.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Belle-Étoile and 2 more in and around Caligny

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Caligny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Caligny

12pages on Caligny

Landmarks

Nothing in Caligny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Caligny

One notable person was born in Caligny.

Their page →

Caligny’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 →
Saint-Georges-des-GroseillersCondé-en-NormandieFlersAthis-Val de RouvreTinchebray-BocageValdallièreSaint-Georges-des-GroseillersCondé-en-NormandieFlersAthis-Val de RouvreTinchebray-BocageValdallièreCaligny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Caligny845—————
Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers3,1733.3AAA+B
Condé-en-Normandie Calvados5,9854.2C+ACC−
Flers14,4324.6B−ACC+
Athis-Val de Rouvre4,2015.7A+AA+B+
Tinchebray-Bocage4,8136.7A+A+A+B
Valdallière Calvados5,6967A−AA−B+

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

About Caligny

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Caligny is a commune of 845 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

Population
845 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.2 km²)
INSEE code
61070

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.