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ÉchauffourOrne

A town of 717 in Orne, Normandy.

Population
717
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€1,119
per m² · 43 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€9.04
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,610
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
9%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Échauffour a good place to live?

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

What makes Échauffour stand out

The 3 things Échauffour does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
20%2%ÉchauffourMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
20% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
€1,119€2,430ÉchauffourMedianMedian price per m²
Housing
€1,119/m²
Median sale price, 54% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)
43 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.
39%22%ÉchauffourMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
39% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 55.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Trois menhirs dits les croûtes
Trois menhirs dits les croûtes · Classé · Photo: SYGREF · CC BY-SA 4.0
Échauffour’s story

Échauffour in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Échauffour: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Paul Harel, born in 1854, is the one person born in Échauffour before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1927First protected: Trois menhirs dits les croûtes
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échauffour.

Who lives here

Échauffour skews older, with 39% of residents 65 or over, more than Orne’s towns or compared French towns

Échauffour sits above both Orne’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Children are 12% of the town.

55.6median age
ÉchauffourOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Échauffour
ÉchauffourOrne medianFrance median
Under 1512%14%17%
15–248%9.4%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+39%31%22%
No diploma24%30%19%
CAP or BEP36%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%15%18%
Higher education18%19%30%
Full pageÉchauffour’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages55.6 median age · 39% are 65 or overHouseholds320 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad2.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Échauffour?”

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

History

Old homes shape Échauffour: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Échauffour above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Échauffour: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Échauffour is Trois menhirs dits les croûtes.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
Full pageÉchauffour’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Échauffour?”

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

Work & commute

Only 8.9% of commuters in Échauffour go to work without a car, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Échauffour is below both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Échauffour has 200 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.7 per worker.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Échauffour, 0.7 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageÉchauffour’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.7 per working residentMedian income€24,610 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The median sale price of homes in Échauffour is €1,119/m²

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

That is the middle of 43 sales of houses and apartments in Échauffour from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,331/m² for the median of compared towns in Orne.

€1,119/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Échauffour€1,119/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,119/m²43
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.22 to €11.33/m² a month)
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageÉchauffour’s cost of living pageOpen the page
PricesMedian sale price €1,119/m²Renting€9.04/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Échauffour

12pages on Échauffour
The big questions
Cost of livingMedian €1,119/m² · rent €9.04/m² a monthHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.9 mi awayHousing43 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute200 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors74% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 55.6History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Trois menhirs dits les croûtesStanding stone · Prehistory
Classé
Ancienne abbayeAbbey · 13th–17th c. · in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, 4.8 mi
Classé
Ancienne forgeMonument · 18th & 19th c. · in Aube, 6.9 mi
Classé
Couvent de la TrappeConvent · 13th c. · in Soligny-la-Trappe, 10.3 mi
Photo credits

Trois menhirs dits les croûtes: Photo: SYGREF · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Échauffour

2 notable people were born in Échauffour.

Their page →
P
Paul HarelFrench poet (1854–1927)
N
Nicolas WitkowskiFrench journalist, physicist and editor (1949-2020)

Échauffour’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 →
La Ferté-en-OucheL'AigleSéesGouffern en AugeTourouvre au PercheVimoutiersLa Ferté-en-OucheL'AigleSéesGouffern en AugeTourouvre au PercheVimoutiersÉchauffour
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Échauffour717—————
La Ferté-en-Ouche2,9389.3B−AA−D
L'Aigle7,66310C−B+DC+
Sées4,16814B+AC−A−
Gouffern en Auge3,63614AA−A−A−
Tourouvre au Perche2,95514A−AAC+
Vimoutiers2,97816CAC−C

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

About Échauffour

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Échauffour is a commune of 717 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
717 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
12.8 sq mi (33.2 km²)
INSEE code
61150

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.