Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 167: a town in Orne, Normandy.
There are no grades for Dame-Marie: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 34% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Dame-Marie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Dame-Marie; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
74% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dame-Marie.
28% of residents are 65 or over, between Orne’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Line up the people of Dame-Marie by age and the one in the middle is 50.2.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Dame-Marie | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Dame-Marie; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €30,590 a year per consumption unit, above both Orne’s towns (€23,600) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 9.2 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roger Martin du GardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 86%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Dame-Marie.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Dame-Marie. Best known first.
Dame-Marie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Enclos prioral: Photo: None1580 · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Dame-Marie.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dame-Marie | 167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val-au-Perche | 3,336 | 6.7 | A | A | B | A− |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir | 9,292 | 9.5 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Mamers Sarthe | 4,996 | 11 | B | A | C | C |
| La Ferté-Bernard Sarthe | 8,740 | 12 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 12 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| Cherré-Au Sarthe | 2,758 | 12 | — | A− | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Dame-Marie is a commune of 167 people in the Communauté de communes des Collines du Perche Normand. 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
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.