Ceton has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ceton with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ceton.
HousingCost of living A+
The median sale price of homes in Ceton is €1,226/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 60 sales of houses and apartments in Ceton from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,331/m² for the median of compared towns in Orne.
€1,226/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ceton€1,226/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,226/m²
60
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.18 to €10.11/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,470
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Collines du Perche Normand
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Ceton are 15 to 24: 7.9%, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Ceton below both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). 31% of residents are 65 or over.
51.2median age
CetonOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Ceton: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Ceton comes above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ceton: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Ceton is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Ceton’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 526 residents of Ceton died, against 379 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 39% more. Its three care homes for older people (175 places) count their residents as Ceton’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw139
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ceton · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Paul Chapron
30.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Tertre Rouge Pole Sante Sud
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ceton
Is Ceton safe?
It has less crime per resident than 79% of compared French towns: an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades A− for safety.
Is Ceton expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €7.91/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ceton grades A+ for cost of living.
About Ceton
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Ceton is a commune of 1,734 people in the Communauté de communes des Collines du Perche Normand. 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
1,734 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Collines du Perche Normand
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.
