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A town of 184 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Croisilles a good place to live?

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

What makes Croisilles stand out

The one thing Croisilles does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Croisilles

The Culture ministry lists no building in Croisilles 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, 3.8 mi away.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Croisilles than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults

For Croisilles, that is below both Orne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 23% of the town.

44.8median age
CroisillesOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education16%

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 Croisilles
CroisillesOrne medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–2411%9.4%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+23%31%22%
No diploma20%30%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%15%18%
Higher education16%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Croisilles, 6.0%, runs below Orne’s towns and compared French towns

Croisilles sits below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Croisilles has 400 jobs for 100 working residents, 4.1 per worker. At the census, 4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Croisilles, 4.1 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
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.

That puts Croisilles below both Orne’s towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

76.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Croisilles76.0%
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
2.5 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 Croisilles is €9.04/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.

€9.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Croisilles€9.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.22 to €11.33/m² a month)
€6.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Everything we know about Croisilles

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Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Croisilles

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

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Croisilles’ 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 AugeVimoutiersSéesLa Ferté-en-OucheArgentanL'AigleGouffern en AugeVimoutiersSéesLa Ferté-en-OucheArgentanL'AigleCroisilles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Croisilles184—————
Gouffern en Auge3,6367.3AA−A−A−
Vimoutiers2,97811CAC−C
Sées4,16812B+AC−A−
La Ferté-en-Ouche2,93812B−AA−D
Argentan13,52713BA−DB
L'Aigle7,66317C−B+DC+

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

About Croisilles

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Croisilles is a commune of 184 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
184 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
61138

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.