Dolmen dit Pierre-Levée · Classé · Photo: Milka-berger · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fontaine-les-Bassets’ story
Fontaine-les-Bassets in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fontaine-les-Bassets: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaine-les-Bassets.
Who lives here
Fontaine-les-Bassets skews young, with 13% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Orne’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 14% of adults. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, about level with Orne’s towns (31%) and above compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Fontaine-les-Bassets: 53.3, the median.
53.3median age
Fontaine-les-BassetsOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
History
Fontaine-les-Bassets keeps more of its old housing than Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 49% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Fontaine-les-Bassets is Dolmen dit Pierre-Levée. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Fontaine-les-Bassets walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2%
6.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 4.3% of working residents in Fontaine-les-Bassets at the census.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Fontaine-les-Bassets, 0.2 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fontaine-les-Bassets
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Fontaine-les-Bassets is a commune of 114 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.
