Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courgeoût.
History
Courgeoût keeps more of its old housing than Orne or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Courgeoût; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Courgeoût has fewer young adults than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. 19% are under 15, above Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The middle age in Courgeoût is 47.
47median age
CourgeoûtOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Work & commute
Fewer people in Courgeoût are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.2%
At the census, 2.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Courgeoût number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.1 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,620 a year.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Courgeoût, 0.1 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,620
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
Schools
85.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one. The bac pass rate near Courgeoût is 94.6%, about level with Orne’s towns (94.2%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Courgeoût
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Courgeoût is a commune of 458 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche. 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
458 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne au Perche
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.