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A town of 306 in Orne, Normandy.

Population

306

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.26

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,210

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Crouttes a good place to live?

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

What makes Crouttes stand out

The one thing Crouttes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

24% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ancien prieuré Saint-Michel · Classé · Photo: Nidira · CC BY-SA 3.0

Crouttes’ story

Crouttes in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Crouttes counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Marie Harel, born in 1761, is the one person born in Crouttes before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1989First protected: Ancien prieuré Saint-Michel

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Nearby attractions

Prieuré Saint-Michel and 9 more in and around Crouttes

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Crouttes. Best known first.

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AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Saint-Michelin town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Bénédictines4.9 km east, in Vimoutiers ChâteauChâteauManoir de Caudemone5 km north, in Val-de-Vie ChâteauChâteauManoir des Champeaux2.5 km northeast, in Val-de-Vie ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Plesse3.6 km northeast, in Val-de-Vie ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Varinière5 km north, in Livarot-Pays-d'Auge

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crouttes.

History

Crouttes 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.

Among the classé monuments in Crouttes is Ancien prieuré Saint-Michel. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ancien prieuré Saint-Michel 13th & 14th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1989

first monument protected

Full pageCrouttes’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Crouttes?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

More people in Crouttes hold a degree than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 32%

Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, lower than Orne’s towns (31%) and near compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Crouttes is 50.4 years old.

50.4median age

CrouttesOrne medianFrance median

Orne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Crouttes
	Crouttes	Orne median	France median
Under 15	16%	14%	17%
15–24	10%	9.4%	11%
25–44	19%	19%	23%
45–64	33%	26%	26%
65+	22%	31%	22%
No diploma	19%	30%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	15%	18%
Higher education	32%	19%	30%

Full pageCrouttes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.4 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households130 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad7.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Crouttes?”

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

Work & commute

Only 9.2% of commuters in Crouttes go to work without a car, fewer than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns

The median disposable income was €23,210 a year per consumption unit, about level with Orne’s towns (€23,600) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Crouttes number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 11.3% of Crouttes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%

Public transport4%

Motorbike or scooter4%

On foot3%

Bicycle3%

jobs based in Crouttes, 0.4 per working resident

9.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,210

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCrouttes’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€23,210 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 13.9 mi away.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Crouttes83.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Arlette Hee-FergantNearest collègeCollège	Collège	47	83%−5 pts

83.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate

3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageCrouttes’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges83.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Crouttes than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.26/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Crouttes.

€8.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Crouttes€8.26/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Orne median€8.77/m²

€8.26/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.51 to €10.48/m² a month)

€7.02/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCrouttes’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.26/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crouttes

13pages on Crouttes

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.8 mi away Housing10 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Crouttes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Ancien prieuré Saint-MichelPriory · 13th & 14th c.

Classé

Maison natale de Charlotte Corday, dite Ferme du Ronceray ou des Lign…House · 16th c. · in Les Champeaux, 2.3 mi

Classé

Dolmen dit Pierre-LevéeDolmen · Prehistory · in Fontaine-les-Bassets, 7.6 mi

Classé

château fortCastle · Middle Ages · in Gouffern en Auge, 8 mi

Photo credits

Ancien prieuré Saint-Michel: Photo: Nidira · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Crouttes

2 notable people were born in Crouttes.

Their page →

Marie HarelAlleged inventor of Camembert cheese · 1761–1844

Maurice BallocheFrench footballer (1928-2004)

Crouttes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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VimoutiersLivarot-Pays-d'AugeSaint-Pierre-en-AugeGouffern en AugeMézidon Vallée d'AugeArgentanCrouttes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Crouttes	306	—	—	—	—	—
Vimoutiers	2,978	3.1	C	A	C⁻	C
Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados	6,207	7	C	B	B⁺	C
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados	7,100	8.9	C	A⁻	C⁺	C⁺
Gouffern en Auge	3,636	9.9	A	A⁻	A⁻	A⁻
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge Calvados	9,766	14	C	B	B⁻	B
Argentan	13,527	14	B	A⁻	D	B

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

About Crouttes

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Crouttes is a commune of 306 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: 306 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Département: Orne (61)
Région: Normandy
Area: 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
INSEE code: 61139

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.