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CarrougesOrne

A town of 623 in Orne, Normandy.

Population
623
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.18
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€21,210
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
16%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Carrouges a good place to live?

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

What makes Carrouges stand out

The one thing Carrouges does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
40%22%CarrougesMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
40% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 58.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Chapitre
Chapitre · Classé · Photo: Romain Bréget · CC BY-SA 3.0
Carrouges’ story

Carrouges in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Carrouges: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jacob Gerard-Desrivières, born in 1751, is the one person born in Carrouges before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1927First protected: Château de Carrouges
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carrouges.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Carrouges: 40% are 65 or over, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns

Carrouges sits above both Orne’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 12% of the population.

58.4median age
CarrougesOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 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.

Ages and diplomas in Carrouges
CarrougesOrne medianFrance median
Under 1512%14%17%
15–249.5%9.4%11%
25–4414%19%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+40%31%22%
No diploma27%30%19%
CAP or BEP40%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%15%18%
Higher education13%19%30%
Full pageCarrouges’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages58.4 median age · 40% are 65 or overHouseholds270 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad1.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Carrouges?”

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

History

Carrouges keeps more of its old housing than Orne or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919

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

That puts Carrouges above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Carrouges: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Carrouges is Château de Carrouges.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
Full pageCarrouges’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Carrouges?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Carrouges are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.3%

On this, Carrouges is above both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Carrouges has 450 jobs for 200 working residents, 2.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,210 a year per consumption unit.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%
On foot14%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Carrouges, 2.1 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageCarrouges’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here450 jobs based here · 2.1 per working residentGetting to work16% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€21,210 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Carrouges costs less than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.18/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Carrouges comes below both Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.18/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Carrouges€7.18/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.47 to €9.43/m² a month)
€6.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageCarrouges’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.18/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 Carrouges

11pages on Carrouges
The big questions
Health2 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.5 mi awayWork & commute450 jobs based hereHousing19 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 58.4History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people4 notable people born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Carrouges’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Château de CarrougesChâteau · 15th & 18th c.
Classé
Menhir dit des OutresStanding stone · Prehistory · in Joué-du-Bois, 4.1 mi
Classé
Vestiges du camp antique de GoultMilitary building · Protohistory · in La Lande-de-Goult, 4.4 mi
Classé
Château d'Avoines ou AvoineChâteau · 17th c. · in Avoine, 8.4 mi
Photo credits

Château de Carrouges: Photo: PY. Stucki · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Carrouges

4 notable people were born in Carrouges.

See all 4 →
M
Michel Le RoyerFrench actor (1932–2022)
P
Pierre-Jean LaunayWriter (1900–1982)
P
Philippe TranchantFrench footballer · born 1956
J
Jacob Gerard-DesrivièresFrench politician · 1751–1828

Carrouges’ 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 →
La Ferté MacéBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieArgentanRives d'AndaineSaint-Germain-du-CorbéisAlençonLa Ferté MacéBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieArgentanRives d'AndaineSaint-Germain-du-CorbéisAlençonCarrouges
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Carrouges623—————
La Ferté Macé5,0719.9BA−DC
Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie2,69913A+B+A−A
Argentan13,52713BA−DB
Rives d'Andaine2,84414—A—B−
Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis3,63614B+AB−A−
Alençon25,49015CA−D−B−

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

About Carrouges

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Carrouges is a commune of 623 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Fertois et du Bocage Carrougien. 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
623 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Fertois et du Bocage Carrougien
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
61074

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.