Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 226 in Orne, Normandy.
Canapville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Canapville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Canapville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir de Courson, in Livarot-Pays-d'Auge, 3.2 mi away.
40% 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 Canapville.
Children under 15 make up 14%, near Orne’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. Half the people of Canapville are older than 51.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Canapville | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,870 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, 14.1% of working residents in Canapville didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 13.7 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Arlette Hee-FergantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 83%−5 pts |
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Canapville.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Canapville. Best known first.
Nothing in Canapville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Canapville.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canapville | 226 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vimoutiers | 2,978 | 2.9 | C | A | C− | C |
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados | 6,207 | 4.8 | C | B | B+ | C |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados | 7,100 | 12 | C | A− | C+ | C+ |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche | 2,938 | 13 | B− | A | A− | D |
| Lisieux Calvados | 19,645 | 14 | C− | C+ | C− | C− |
| Gouffern en Auge | 3,636 | 14 | A | A− | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Canapville is a commune of 226 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault. 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.