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A town of 2,446 in Orne, Normandy.
Damigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C): bac results 3.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,667/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine d'Alençon.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Damigny does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Damigny with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Damigny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel Libert, in Alençon, 1.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Damigny. Best known first.
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon2.1 km south, in Alençon
MuseumMusée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle2 km south, in AlençonAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs d'Alençon2.2 km south, in AlençonFortFortRemparts d'Alençon2.4 km southeast, in AlençonGardenGardenParc des Promenades2.2 km south, in AlençonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Damigny.
People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, higher than both Orne’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 10% of residents are under 15. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Damigny | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Orne: 84.6 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 444 residents of Damigny died, against 501 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Damigny is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Alencon Mamers, 1.5 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.23/m² a month, about level with Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.41/m² a month. Also worth knowing: among the homes sold, 95% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,667/m² | 102 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 205 candidates at 3 lycées. At the collèges within 5 km of Damigny, 85.0% passed the brevet, near Orne’s towns (86.1%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). The town’s pupils have a collège 0.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Honoré de BalzacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 94%±0 pts |
| Lycée AlainNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 237 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 77 | 97%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income is €27,750 a year per consumption unit. Damigny has 850 jobs for 900 working residents, 1 per worker. Bus, tram or train carried 2.8% of working residents in Damigny to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Damigny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Damigny.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damigny | 2,446 | — | — | A− | — | A |
| Alençon | 25,490 | 1.6 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 3,636 | 2 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Sarthe | 2,928 | 11 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Sées | 4,168 | 12 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Mamers Sarthe | 4,996 | 15 | B | A | C | C |
| Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne | 2,671 | 18 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Damigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 10.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns. 97% of 237 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Alain in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Damigny grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Damigny is a commune of 2,446 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Alençon. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.