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A town of 286 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Durcet a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Durcet

The Culture ministry lists no building in Durcet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit l'affiloir de Gargantua, in Craménil, 3.5 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Durcet.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Durcet, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Durcet above both Orne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). 19% of residents are 65 or over.

39.5median age
DurcetOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Durcet
DurcetOrne medianFrance median
Under 1521%14%17%
15–248.4%9.4%11%
25–4429%19%23%
45–6422%26%26%
65+19%31%22%
No diploma24%30%19%
CAP or BEP21%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%15%18%
Higher education30%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Durcet has lower unemployment than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

On this, Durcet is below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Durcet has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 0.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Durcet, 0.1 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Durcet is €9.38/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.

€9.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Durcet€9.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€9.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €11.74/m² a month)
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Durcet

11pages on Durcet

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Durcet

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

How we find them →

Durcet’s 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 →
Athis-Val de RouvreFlersSaint-Georges-des-GroseillersCondé-en-NormandieLa Ferté MacéBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieAthis-Val de RouvreFlersSaint-Georges-des-GroseillersCondé-en-NormandieLa Ferté MacéBagnoles de l'Orne NormandieDurcet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Durcet286—————
Athis-Val de Rouvre4,2014.2A+AA+B+
Flers14,4326B−ACC+
Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers3,1736.3AAA+B
Condé-en-Normandie Calvados5,98510C+ACC−
La Ferté Macé5,07111BA−DC
Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie2,69913A+B+A−A

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

About Durcet

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Durcet is a commune of 286 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo. 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
286 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.7 km²)
INSEE code
61148

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.