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A town of 367 in Orne, Normandy.

Is Écorcei a good place to live?

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What makes Écorcei stand out

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

No historic monuments in Écorcei

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

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne forge, in Aube, 1.8 mi away.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

Écorcei has fewer older residents than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over

In the comparison, Écorcei comes below both Orne’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population.

45.6median age
ÉcorceiOrne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Écorcei
ÉcorceiOrne medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–2410%9.4%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+18%31%22%
No diploma19%30%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%15%18%
Higher education30%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Écorcei, 3.9%, runs below Orne’s towns and compared French towns

For Écorcei, that is below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Écorcei has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 5.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Écorcei, 0.2 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Écorcei costs an estimated advertised €10.64/m² a month, against €8.77/m² in Orne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

€10.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Écorcei€10.64/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Orne median€8.77/m²
€10.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €13.33/m² a month)
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Musée de la grosse Forge and 2 more in and around Écorcei

Museums and heritage in and near Écorcei. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Écorcei

12pages on Écorcei

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Écorcei

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

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Écorcei’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 →
L'AigleTourouvre au PercheLa Ferté-en-OucheMortagne-au-PercheVerneuil d'Avre et d'ItonLongny les VillagesL'AigleTourouvre au PercheLa Ferté-en-OucheMortagne-au-PercheVerneuil d'Avre et d'ItonLongny les VillagesÉcorcei
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Écorcei367—————
L'Aigle7,6633.4C−B+DC+
Tourouvre au Perche2,9558.8A−AAC+
La Ferté-en-Ouche2,9389.4B−AA−D
Mortagne-au-Perche3,89814BAC+C+
Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton Eure7,19316C−BC−D
Longny les Villages2,81116B+ABC+

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

About Écorcei

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Écorcei is a commune of 367 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de L'Aigle. 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
367 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Pays de L'Aigle
Département
Orne (61)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
INSEE code
61151

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.