Good marks almost everywhere you look. Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With an A+ overall, Domfront en Poiraie is better than 98% of compared French towns and ranks #3 of 19 in Orne. School results are strong (A): bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.9 points above the expected rate. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health, B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Domfront en Poiraie 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.
Église Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau ou Notre-Dame-sous-l'Eau: Photo: TCY · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enceinte de la ville: Photo: Philippe Alès · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de la Sausserie: Photo: Kilyann Le Hen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Julien: Photo: 0x010C · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Domfront en Poiraie.
History
Domfront en Poiraie is rich in protected monuments: 22 per 10,000 residents, more than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns
9historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Domfront en Poiraie counts 9 historic monuments: 6 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2021. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments here is Église Notre-Dame-sur-l'Eau ou Notre-Dame-sous-l'Eau.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Domfront en Poiraie costs less than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.16/m² a month
€1,207/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,207/m², comes from 172 sales of houses and apartments in Domfront en Poiraie from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 95% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 172 homes were sold here.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Domfront en Poiraie€1,207/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,236/m²
164
€8.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.29 to €10.58/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Domfront Tinchebray Interco
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Brevet results near Domfront en Poiraie run high: 93.5% passed, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #3 of 13 in Orne. Near Domfront en Poiraie, 99.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Orne’s towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Domfront en Poiraie than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15
57.7median age
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.6%, below both Orne’s towns (9.4%) and compared French towns (11%). 36% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.
Domfront en PoiraieOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Domfront en Poiraie records less crime per resident than 77% of compared French towns
6.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
61 offenses were reported in Domfront en Poiraie during 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.6 violent offenses and 9.5 graded property crimes a year. With 2,200 jobs for 1,500 working residents, Domfront en Poiraie draws people in from neighbouring communes. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was family violence (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence25
Burglary18
Criminal damage18
Armed robbery0
Fraud27
Theft without violence17
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
61
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 7.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Domfront en Poiraie, 8.8%, runs below Orne’s towns and compared French towns
13%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €24,010 a year per consumption unit, about level with Orne’s towns (€23,600) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 6.2% of working residents in Domfront en Poiraie at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot12%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
2,200
jobs based in Domfront en Poiraie, 1.5 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 62% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Domfront en Poiraie’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 51% of compared French towns
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (186 places) count their residents as Domfront en Poiraie’s; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 787 residents of Domfront en Poiraie died, against 720 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Life expectancy at birth in Orne is 84.6 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 3 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Domfront en Poiraie · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chic des Andaines Domfront
12 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Jacques Monod Flers
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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About Domfront en Poiraie
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Domfront en Poiraie is a commune of 4,113 people in the Communauté de communes Domfront Tinchebray Interco. 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
4,113 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Domfront Tinchebray Interco
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
25.3 sq mi (65.5 km²)
INSEE code
61145
Domfront en Poiraie’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Domfront en Poiraie
Is Domfront en Poiraie safe?
It grades A− for safety, #6 of 19 in Orne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Domfront en Poiraie good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #3 of 13 in Orne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Domfront en Poiraie expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,207/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Domfront en Poiraie grades A for cost of living.
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.
