Flers grades B− overall: better than 49% of compared French towns, and #16 of 19 in Orne. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 2.1 jobs per working resident; 19.2% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Flers 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flers.
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Flers costs less than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,142/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.83/m² a month, close to Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Flers: €1,197/m² for houses, €1,076/m² for apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.77/m² a month.
€1,142/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Flers€1,142/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,197/m²
322
Apartments
€1,076/m²
189
€8.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.92 to €11.26/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Flers, 19.2%, runs above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
17.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Orne’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €20,890 a year per consumption unit.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
9,950
jobs based in Flers, 2.1 per working resident
19.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Flers sees more crime than 72% of compared French towns
The police record for Flers lists 403 offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 16.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 10.7 (2023–2025 average). With 9,950 jobs for 4,750 working residents, Flers draws people in from neighbouring communes. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
10.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage159
Family violence83
Other physical violence56
Sexual violence41
Burglary26
Vehicle theft20
Theft from vehicles18
Armed robbery0
Drug use109
Theft without violence91
Fraud58
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.
10.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
403
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · 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.
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Flers: 12% are 15 to 24, above Orne’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are 28% of the population. Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree, near Orne’s towns (19%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Flers by age and the one in the middle is 47.8.
47.8median age
FlersOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Flers, 92 per 100, but more than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Orne live to 84.6 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,977 deaths in Flers between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,835: 8% above. For a family doctor, residents of Flers can choose among 7 GPs.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Flers · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jacques Monod Flers
1.2 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Flers
Is Flers safe?
It grades C for safety, #13 of 19 in Orne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 159 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Flers good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #8 of 13 in Orne. 98% of 146 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Thomas d'Aquin in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Flers expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Flers grades A for cost of living.
About Flers
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Flers is a commune of 14,432 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
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.
