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A town of 81 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Coulmer a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Coulmer

The Culture ministry lists no building in Coulmer as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancien château médiéval et vestiges qui en dépendent, in Gouffern en Auge, 5.6 mi away.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coulmer.

Who lives here

Coulmer has fewer young adults than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Coulmer comes below both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 20% of the town.

47median age
CoulmerOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat9%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Coulmer
CoulmerOrne medianFrance median
Under 1520%14%17%
15–242.4%9.4%11%
25–4427%19%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+24%31%22%
No diploma18%30%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat9.2%15%18%
Higher education31%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Coulmer than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 0.0%

For Coulmer, that is below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Coulmer has 100 jobs for 50 working residents, 2.4 per worker.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving69%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Coulmer, 2.4 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
31%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

76.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Coulmer sits below both Orne’s towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

76.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Coulmer76.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollègeCollège5876%−3 pts
76.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Coulmer is €9.23/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.23/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Coulmer€9.23/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€9.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €12.98/m² a month)
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Gacé and 2 more in and around Coulmer

Heritage and museums in and near Coulmer. Best known first.

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

13pages on Coulmer

Landmarks

Nothing in Coulmer is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Coulmer

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

How we find them →

Coulmer’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 →
Gouffern en AugeLa Ferté-en-OucheVimoutiersSéesArgentanL'AigleGouffern en AugeLa Ferté-en-OucheVimoutiersSéesArgentanL'AigleCoulmer
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Coulmer81—————
Gouffern en Auge3,6369AA−A−A−
La Ferté-en-Ouche2,93811B−AA−D
Vimoutiers2,97812CAC−C
Sées4,16813B+AC−A−
Argentan13,52715BA−DB
L'Aigle7,66315C−B+DC+

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

About Coulmer

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Coulmer is a commune of 81 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault. 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
81 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²)
INSEE code
61122

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.