INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Champsecret keeps more of its old housing than Orne or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Champsecret sits above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Champsecret: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Champsecret is Forges de Varennes.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 5.4% of commuters in Champsecret go to work without a car, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Champsecret below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Champsecret has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.4%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Champsecret, 0.4 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Champsecret than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.15/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Champsecret is below both Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €749/m², comes from 47 sales of houses and apartments in Champsecret from July 2023 to June 2026.
€749/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Champsecret€749/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€749/m²
47
€7.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€4.96 to €10.30/m² a month)
€7.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Champsecret
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Champsecret is a commune of 963 people in the Communauté de communes Domfront Tinchebray Interco. 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
963 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Domfront Tinchebray Interco
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.
