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A town of 177 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Champcerie a good place to live?

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

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

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Champcerie; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Maison Renaissance
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champcerie.

History

Old homes shape Champcerie: 57% 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.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Champcerie; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Champcerie are 15 to 24: 4.6%, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns

27% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Orne’s towns (31%). Ages in Champcerie split evenly at 40.3: half are older, half younger.

40.3median age
ChampcerieOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Champcerie
ChampcerieOrne medianFrance median
Under 1524%14%17%
15–244.6%9.4%11%
25–4429%19%23%
45–6421%26%26%
65+22%31%22%
No diploma21%30%19%
CAP or BEP22%30%26%
Baccalauréat24%15%18%
Higher education27%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Champcerie has lower unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

Half of residents lived on more than €26,330 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Orne’s towns (€23,600). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.9% of commuters travelled at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Champcerie, 0.3 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Champcerie 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.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Champcerie.

€7.18/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Champcerie€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)
€8.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Anciens Fours à Chaux and 4 more in and around Champcerie

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Champcerie. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Champcerie

12pages on Champcerie

Landmarks

Champcerie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Champcerie

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Champcerie yet.

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Champcerie’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 →
FalaiseArgentanAthis-Val de RouvreGouffern en AugeLa Ferté MacéSaint-Georges-des-GroseillersFalaiseArgentanAthis-Val de RouvreGouffern en AugeLa Ferté MacéSaint-Georges-des-GroseillersChampcerie
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Champcerie177—————
Falaise Calvados7,6806.8C−BDD
Argentan13,52710BA−DB
Athis-Val de Rouvre4,20112A+AA+B+
Gouffern en Auge3,63615AA−A−A−
La Ferté Macé5,07116BA−DC
Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers3,17316AAA+B

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

About Champcerie

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Champcerie is a commune of 177 people in the Communauté de communes du Val d'Orne. 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
177 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val d'Orne
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.5 sq mi (9 km²)
INSEE code
61084

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.