Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courtomer.
History
Courtomer keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Courtomer, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Courtomer are under 15, more than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns
A quarter of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, between Orne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). At 44.8, the median resident of Courtomer sits in the middle of the age range.
44.8median age
CourtomerOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. 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
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Courtomer than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.0%
8.9% of the labour force are out of work. For its 300 residents in work, Courtomer has 200 jobs: 0.6 each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,870 a year per consumption unit, near Orne’s towns (€23,600) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Courtomer, 0.6 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,870
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 Courtomer than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.54/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 39 homes were sold in Courtomer. That is the middle of 39 sales of houses and apartments locally 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.
€1,296/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Courtomer€1,296/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,296/m²
39
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.70 to €9.97/m² a month)
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Courtomer
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Courtomer is a commune of 731 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe. 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
731 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe
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.
