Écouché-les-Vallées’s strongest subject is schools — brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Cost of living is another plus (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median price paid is €1,376/m².
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Écouché-les-Vallées has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Écouché-les-Vallées 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Écouché-les-Vallées are 15 to 24: 8%, fewer than in Orne’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 19% of adults, about level with Orne’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents. Children are 16% of the town.
51.7median age
Écouché-les-ValléesOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 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
HealthHealth C
Écouché-les-Vallées’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Écouché-les-Vallées records 96 deaths per 100 expected. For a family doctor, residents of Écouché-les-Vallées can choose among 3 GPs. 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.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Écouché-les-Vallées · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan
5.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Écouché-les-Vallées has 1.2 jobs for every resident in work
At the census, 11.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,880 a year per consumption unit. 10.4% of people in the labour force have no job.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot9%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in Écouché-les-Vallées, 1.2 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,880
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 65% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Écouché-les-Vallées is rich in protected monuments: 23 per 10,000 residents, more than Orne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Écouché-les-Vallées is Église Notre-Dame. This Orne town has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level. Since 2020, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Écouché-les-Vallées has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The graded crime recorded most in Écouché-les-Vallées was criminal damage (2025). 19 offenses were reported in Écouché-les-Vallées during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.3 cases of violence against people and 10.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
2.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage11
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
Theft without violence6
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.
2.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
30.2%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 30.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Mesnil-Glaise and 4 more in and around Écouché-les-Vallées
Heritage in and near Écouché-les-Vallées. Best known first.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Christian Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camp du Bas de la Courbe (éperon barré): Photo: Ikmo-ned · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Logis de la Queurie: Photo: Milka-berger · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Écouché-les-Vallées
3 notable people were born in Écouché-les-Vallées.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Écouché-les-Vallées
Is Écouché-les-Vallées safe?
Écouché-les-Vallées has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Écouché-les-Vallées good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Écouché-les-Vallées expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Écouché-les-Vallées grades A for cost of living.
About Écouché-les-Vallées
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Écouché-les-Vallées is a commune of 2,193 people in the Communauté de communes Terres d'Argentan 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
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.
