Ancienne abbaye de Belle-Etoile: Photo: Entomolo · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cerisy-Belle-Étoile.
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
45.7median age
Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, above Orne’s towns (9.4%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
Cerisy-Belle-ÉtoileOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Cerisy-Belle-Étoile keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cerisy-Belle-Étoile, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Cerisy-Belle-Étoile has lower unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.7% of commuters travelled at the census. Cerisy-Belle-Étoile holds 100 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,590 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Orne’s towns (€23,600).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Cerisy-Belle-Étoile, 0.4 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Cerisy-Belle-Étoile is a commune of 693 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
693 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code
61078
Cerisy-Belle-Étoile’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
